I am impressed with the things we call our mind. It is located somewhere above the neck and holds the eyes in place. It also does many things, and that is what amazes me.
I conversed with the two people who helped me get into the debt I currently have. When I let my mind dwell upon that experience, I get depressed, even a bit angry, for that is what is dictating that we can't go until next June. So I won't let my mind dwell, or even think about that. Instead, I accept what happened. I don't agree with it, but that doesn't matter. I accept it, will work toward paying off that debt and be joyful.
If I dwell upon the low pay I am getting at work and consider the experience I bring to the table and the work I do every day, I could get depressed. So I try not to dwell nor even think about it. Instead, I think about the fact that I am getting some amount of money coming in which is working on that debt rather than what I feel I should be making.
If I dwell upon the trails, difficulties, the thoughts and feelings of others, I could get depressed and sad. However, if I don't think about those things, but rather think about blessings, about joy, then I am the master of how I feel, whether I feel joy and happiness, or depression and remorse.
I am the master of my own attitude. I can decide how I want to feel and act. I can decide how I want to react to anything that happens in my life. I decided today to tell my wife how much I love her and the things she does for our benefit. I noticed how much she appreciated my comments and how I appreciate her. I noticed that I have not told her enough recently how much I realize how much she does for me, for us, and the influence she is among so many of our neighbors, in the ward, and what a great grand mother she is.
I, in my mind, decided to make a difference in Bonnie's life, her attitude and her to desire to continue coping with me and my strange ways. I did it. My mind, my thoughts, my ideas, and my comments, my compliments. All I had to do was open my mouth, let my mind decide to make a positive difference and not be self absorbed.
When I struggle with things, I get grouchy and do not see nor feel the many blessings that surround me all day long. I have decided that my mind, how I control it and manage it determines how I cope with things, what lessons I learn, and how I can touch the lives of others, often through just touching one. My mind is powerful. Man is that we might have joy. But it is you and me who decides if we have true joy.
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