We tend to act as if thoughts exist in a separate compartment from our "actual" (physical) behavior in the “real” world. We believe that our thoughts have no real influence on what we do… tasks and the way we perform them.
For example, “positive thinking” to many people means ‘new age’ mysticism. But is this criticism warranted? If we look closely, we see that this critique ignores what is actually a very objective and non-mystical fact:
1) Thoughts manipulate and affect the brain.
2) The brain controls all actions,
So, far from being mystical, the unavoidable fact is that thoughts affects the actions we perform. This pertains to emotions (positive and negative) and belief (the pattern of thought and neurological structure).
We conduct everyday actions with the expectation of some result. We pour milk into a glass, expecting the liquid to leave the container and fill the glass (and it does). We attend work and do the job we were hired to do in the expectation of being paid (and we are). Expectations have a physiological result. Obviously, in the moments before a vehicle collision, when the driver expects an impact is imminent, their body reacts, muscles tense up, and fear -- or a heightened state of awareness -- kicks in. Oppositely, a driver casually watching a car drive by will not have this physical response -- expectation is the key.
What we call ‘doubts’ are actually affirmative beliefs in what we don’t want. In other words, some tend to say "I have doubts this will work." But what they're really saying is "I believe this won't work." In which case, the body follows this belief and expectation. Beliefs are COMMANDS we send to the body. To doubt is to visualize an outcome – to visualize an outcome is a message to the body, telling the body you want that outcome. Or to behave as if that outcome (in cases you seek to avoid it) is actually eminent.
Fear means willing the body to perform ‘x’ and the opposite of ‘x’ in hopes to bring about outcome ‘y’. The body receives mixed signals and becomes confused or conflicted. This conflict within the body is then perceived by the mind, and creates a feedback loop. Mind AND Body become divided. This relationship constitutes a war within the self and leads to a subtle, perpetual insanity. Thus faithlessly we perform our calculated acts; frustrated by the outcome – pretending to ourselves that what we desired ought to have occurred, while if this were true our doubts betrayed us.
What does it mean to throw a baseball while doubting it will fly?
What does it mean to seek a destination, if you believe you will not reach it?
What does it mean to think that the belief you will not reach your destination (itself a thought process) does not influence the way you seek the outcome when the same instrument (the brain) controls both thought and action?
How can we harbor contradictory thoughts in our mind while performing actions with 100% effectiveness? To execute tasks at the level of fidelity and integrity equal to the desired result?? We cannot – it is actually impossible; so for every time we’ve failed to produce the results we wanted, it has never been true that we DID what was required, because whatever we did, if influenced or affected by fear, doubt, judgment, anger, hatred, shame, etc., became (first in thought, then in physical reality) a different thing (a different act) altogether.
Can you believe your wife intends to murder you in your sleep and still behave precisely as though she loves you?
This requires that you sleep and stay awake; or close your eyes at night in simultaneous terror and peaceful bliss.
Can you believe a lie and act as one who knows the truth?
A polygraph (popularly referred to as a lie detector) measures and records several physiological traits such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, etc., while a person answers True or False questions. If the person is aware they are lying, it is almost impossible to hide -- their blood pressure or heart rate may increase, or they may begin to perspire. Thus, although they are thinking in a way compatible with reality 'A', their body is acting out reality 'B'. Except, not completely... the more subtle aspects of their physical behavior reflect a conflict between the TWO SEPARATE REALITIES!
This is physical evidence that what we think CHANGES the REALITY of HOW we behave, even if we're 'doing' all the right things; the action itself is altered depending upon whether we TRULY BELIEVE that what we're doing will succeed, is just, is TRUE.
MIND YOUR THOUGHTS, and EMOTIONS ALWAYS! Elevate them to the point where doubts are erased and all that remains is a certain confidence in yourself, and in your agenda.
“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.” -Frantz Fanon
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