10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace: Tenth Secret
March 9, 2010 by dr. lam
Tenth Secret: “Wisdom is Avoiding All Thoughts that Weaken You”
You are what you think is a truism. If our mind is plagued with negative thoughts, we become a product of that negativity. Dyer opens the chapter with an example of kinesiology. When we hold up our arm and say a lie, our muscles go weak and we don’t even know it. When we tell the truth, our muscles are emboldened and remain strong. I tried this in the past, and I was shocked that it worked. At the time I did not even know what was going on but it happened, and I was flabbergasted. Dyer says if such a simple test can prove to be such a devastating force to our muscle capacity, how do consistently negative thoughts that course through our brains affect our bodies. Obviously, they wear us down.
When we are focused on peace, love and happiness, that is where we will reside. When we are entrained on hatred, anger, pettiness, and resentment, our hearts and minds will be aligned in such a way. If we believe that we will get the flu this season, we probably will. If we don’t, we probably won’t. We are a sum total of all our thoughts. We are truly what we think. Avoid all thoughts that weaken you, and be strengthened by all good thoughts that can enliven you.
Dyer cites a book entitled A Course in Miracles that divides all thoughts/beliefs/energies in this world into either love or fear. With this simple dichotomy, we can envision every thought we have as something that can either strengthen us with love or destroy us with fear. There are no neutral thoughts. Instead of a fearful, anxious mind, we should replace those thoughts with love, peace, joy, and happiness. Choose your thoughts, and choose them wisely.
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Okay, that guy is just not sexy. He may think he is, but…lol
I totally agree that negative energy is detrimental to one’s well being. I love the steering wheel idea of our thoughts being based on fear or love. Never really thought of it like that before. Great blog!!! Will try to incorporate this!
thanks heather. i guess his muscles are not big enough for you? lol.
LOL Yeah, that must be it, Dr. Lam…lol
I don’t know about other women’s opinions on this, but greasy bulges of muscle don’t appeal to me…lol