How many times do we look around at our furniture and think this stuff is old or outdated and then we proceed to rearrange or redecorate. Or we look at our outer shell and think, I need to change my style of hair, make-up or clothing to reflect my age or the current trend. We've all done it at one time or another but, how many times to we pay attention to our thoughts. That little voice in our head that is our constant companion telling us things. Many of us need a 'makeover" when it comes to how we think.
I know that for myself, I try to stay positive. Sometimes though the thought process creeps in and changes the positive to negative thoughts and feelings. I am currently on another attempt to lose weight. I have been here many times before and for one reason or another, have fallen off the routine. As I sit here, I think about where I'd be if I had continued last year with the work-outs and good eating habits. I get angry at myself for not following through and then I proceed to give many excuses why I had to stop. Groceries are too expensive, no time to exercise, too hot, too cold blah blah blah! The truth is that I made the choices I made because I didn't re-arrange my thinking. I let laziness and self indulgence rule me. I was basically powerless.
What am I doing different? Re-arranging my thoughts! I am in charge! I can't make excuses anymore. Groceries are expensive but instead of complaining about that, I need to ask "How can I afford to buy healthy foods?" There's many options...better meal planning to cut out take-out, use more coupons, start growing fruits and veggies at home, stop buying junk food. As far as exercising goes, I need to stop telling myself that I don't have time. I need to ask myself, "How can I make more time in my day?"
We do this with money also. We walk around telling ourselves we can't afford this or that or we don't have money for things. Instead we should ask, "How can we afford this" or "How can I bring home more money."
Four years ago, I had a good friend of mine suggest I start selling on EBAY. The suggestion overwhelmed me and my first thought was, "I can't do that." Then about a year later one of my cousin's mentioned her daughter was selling on EBAY and brought in close to $500 a month. Again, my thought was, "Well, she sells fashion and knows her name brands but I don't know any of that" Then Robert lost his job 2 years ago and I didn't know what we were going to do. As he searched and searched for work, the bills kept coming in. I tried to stay positive but the longer he was out of work, the harder it bacame. Then one day, we heard about a men's suit shop that was going out of business and went to look because Robert needed a suit for interviews. It was the last day the store would be open and although the suits were selling for $20, they still had a store full. I asked the saleslady what they were going to do with all the merchandise that didn't sell. She replied that a gentleman had made arrangements to purchase all the merchandise after the store closed and was going to sell it on EBAY. She also said that her friend sell's toys on EBAY and makes good money each month. This time instead of letting the negative thoughts over take me, I began to think "How can I make money doing that." Well, I 've been doing it now for almost 2 years . I had to re-arrange my thinking. Always look for a solution to a problem rather than looking at the problem.
I must admit, re-arranging and re-decorating are easier and much more fun but in order to have a healthy life, we must, from time to time, get rid of the old musty thoughts and allow new positive thoughts to take over.
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