Back On Track Together
thought this was good to pass on
This is an excerpt from a web site I subscribe to . .Daiy postivit thoughts
The cumulative effect of our little decisions makes a HUGE difference.
Same with our brains. When we throw negative thoughts in it every morning (and mid-day and night and...) guess what? We fall apart. The alternative? Take every opportunity to make good deposits. We need to think of all the things we've done that we're proud of—from the award we won in college or early in our career or whatever. Think about all those things for which we're grateful—from our health to our past successes to the fact that we're alive. We need to overload our brains with good thoughts.
What kinds of deposits are you making? Become more conscious of what thoughts you're poppin' into your head and deliberately take advantage of the quiet moments by yourself (in your car, in the shower, at the gym, on walks, etc), to overdose on the good stuff.
"In brief, it really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory bank. Let the others fade away. And your confidence, that feeling of being on top of the world, will zoom upward. You take a big step forward toward conquering your fear when you refuse to remember negative, self-deprecating thoughts."
Schwartz tells a great little story to magnify his point. He says, imagine what would happen if, every morning before driving to work you took a scoop of gravel and threw into the car's "crankcase." (For those who aren't mechanics, that's part of your engine! :). What would happen? Well, he says, "That fine engine would soon be a mess, unable to do what you want it to do."