We Own The Power To Change Our Thinking

We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we did when we created them.....Albert Einstein

We are so blessed to have escaped the worst of the snow storm that is slamming Boston today.  We woke up Monday morning to about 5 inches of snow on the ground.  Sunday was a dreary day of cold and rain that turned to snow in the evening.  We did have sunshine yesterday and today it is a little overcast and bitter cold.  I am looking forward to January being over.  We always feel a sigh of relief if we make it to February without too much snow.

Looking forward to Valentines Day, as I have already put out some decorations in the house.   The mind is a powerful thing and visually filling it with thoughts of love makes winter seem not so bad after all.

I have talked a lot about healing after surviving  Cancer and much of that healing is changing our thoughts to change our world.  I have spoke about this topic before in my blog writings.  The caregiver, family, and close friends along with the Cancer patient are greatly affected by their thoughts and perceptions of their roles they play when in stressful situations.   For me as a caregiver, the greatest part of healing has been learning to love myself and value my worthiness.  When you are constantly caring for others in your life you start to lose yourself.  I think a lot of  women can feel this loss as they move through life taking care of their children.  Men can also experience this loss also with the pressures of life. Children also can lose their self worth with peer pressures. The Cancer patient and anyone dealing with life threatening illnesses experience a loss of what they think a normal lifestyle should be.

I think to myself what is a normal life.  We tend to base our thoughts on what we think others want us to be, do, or what society as a whole believes to be the perfect life.   I have learned that it isn't what we think to be normal that brings happiness, but rather training the mind to think positive thoughts and loving ourselves.  When you start to have happy thoughts everyday and visualize in your mind the things that make you feel good the world around you starts to look differently.  God created a world that is truely amazing when we let our minds see it.  I started practicing this three years ago when I had lost myself and it has changed my world.

When we are no longer able to change a situation we are challenged to change ourselves...Viktor Frankl

If you are depressed or experiencing a lot of anxiety you may need help from health care professionals to get your brain chemicals stabilized.  The mind needs help sometimes just as our other organs in order to heal.  Along with medication if needed, you can learn to change your thoughts.  I have worked on positive thinking and it has now become a habit.  It has helped me find happiness and see situations in my life differently.

Changing your thoughts does not just happen over night, but practicing gratitude daily and filling you mind up with happy positive thoughts is an amazing feeling. Your thoughts can be changed no matter how old you are and with daily practice you can have a life filled with happiness even when you are placed in stressful situations.   Start by telling yourself every morning that you have the power to change your life and it belongs to you.  You are the one that has to do the work to change it and no one is going to wave a magic wand.

Don't give up on yourself, be patient, especially if you are under a lot of stress. It is easy to let other people's words fill our mind, but practice filling your mind with your loving words and it will start to over ride the bad that we hear.  It may take awhile, but with little goals you can start to see changes.  There maybe set backs, but hold on to the positive thoughts that will give you strength to get through stressful situations.

This practice has changed my life and it is helping me heal along with a healthy diet and exercise.  There are a lot of self help books to help come up with a plan to change your life. Letting go of what others think of you, and forgiving others and yourself are the most powerful things we can do for ourselves.  You will always have thoughts of past experiences, but learning to override them in the mind with positive thoughts diminishes their power to control you.

Life is too short to argue with the past.  Count your blessings, value your loved ones, and move on with your head held high....unknown author

Life is beautiful!!



Elizabeth:)