Loose your mind

"When you lose your mind, you will come to your senses."

(Dan Millman, Way of The Peacefull Warriror)

Our minds are controling and can keep us from the goals, dreams, and successes we have planned in the future. Thoughts creep in at times without warning that send us down a thought path that we can't always control. Before long the precious moments we have are gone never to be regained. The mind is powerful and yet fragile. It is far to easey to get caught up in our thoughts. Deep thinking isn't a bad thing when it causes us to evaluate who are and re-evaluate who we were, opening the door for change.

To many times we see the world from the viewpoint of our own personal cravings. I have been told what comes out of the mouth is a miror to what's in the heart. Our minds on the other hand are linked to both the heart and the random nothingness that can distract us from the importance of the moment and the future.

Think about it! How often do you have negative thoughts that get in the way of your time? If you could take some time to write down every thought that was counter productive and negative in general, I would be willing to bet you would fill a journal within a week. Thoughts of the mind are hard to control. These thoughts can lead to many emotions. For example: The thought of a loved one and the recent passing lead to the emotions of pain and remourse. The thought of someone who disrespected you or a fight with your spouse lead to the emotions of anger and being ashamed. Our thoughts are a powerful link to our emotions. Our emotions can take us away and before we know it time has shifted and nothing is accomplished.

In my job it is important for me to make the best use of my time. Prioritizing is important. The moments add up. Wasting time is frustrating when things don't get done. When I have to wait for programs and files to load and the internet to move quicker than it does in real time, I get frustrated quickly because those minutes and moments are gone forever. I can't get those back!

The same is true for our thoughts. In many ways I consider those random thoughts that are at times hard to control as trah in my mind. They serve not purpose other than to distract us. I am someone who see everything and hears almost everything. I get distracted easily. This is shy I tell my youth that their cell phones have to be on silent or off while we are in service. This is also why I close my door through the day.

When I give real effort into clearing the trash out of my mind and focussing on the tasks at hand, I am amazed at how much I get accomplished.

Time to clear the trash!

Blessings,

Mike III AKA Big Daddy