Lunar Letter / Thought => Reality

If we think about our daily lives, we really don’t “think” that much.   We get up and begin a routine which generally requires little effort from the marvelous mind which we all have.  Brushing our teeth, taking a shower, making coffee and taking the kids to school doesn’t take much thought.If we want to achieve something, we simply need to put the power of our mind to work to achieve it.  Of course we must then put action to thought, but first we must make sure we have our thinking right so we don’t go wrong.

When we get to work, we frequently turn on “auto-pilot” as we say hello to our colleagues, review our messages and plan our day.  These are activities which many of us can almost do in our sleep and it is common to do them with little enthusiasm.  In some companies it’s necessary to poke people to see if they are dead or alive.  It’s not necessary to move the “dead” to the morgue because the organization has turned into a walking cemetery where the dead walk around as if by some magical power.

When a problem or a challenge does arise is when we usually start to think about alternatives which require a bit more thought.  Ironically, when we begin to think and use our mind is usually about the same time when we begin to complain to anyone who is willing or not so willing to hear us declare how difficult and unfair life is “under the circumstances.”

The great majority of technological and personal advances come as a result of what initially seems to be an obstacle or a challenge.  The thought process which initiates radical and profound changes typically comes from seemingly simple questions like the following:

What can I do to develop the types of relationships I want to have?
When will I begin to create a new way to lead me in a new direction and ultimately to a better destination?

How can I understand and instruct a teenager who has his/her hormones in overdrive?

There is no limit on the number of questions which allow us to get the best from the approximately three pound mass in our head which can create whatever we want.  Those who achieve much are those who have first thought about what they want and then take positive action to achieve it.  Those who achieve little are generally those who don’t use their mind for anything more than deciding what to eat for their next meal or what television program to watch next.

Our mind is a magnificent machine which obeys the instructions we give it.  We tell it, “I need more abundance and love in my life,” and magically it begins to generate ideas on how we can obtain more abundance and love.  We tell it, “I need a new car or a different place to live,” and in an instant images of cars and homes along with the different ways we can get them automatically pop into our mind.  We are the result of our thoughts for better and also for worse…

What are the thoughts you will have which will direct your destiny?

∞ Rob McBride ∞
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