Chapter 253

"Ultimately, the only way to truly be in control of your life is to be in control of your thoughts." Clear

But is anyone? All the time? I think not, though there is certainly a possibility that I may be wrong, but mostly it is apparent that most are not in control all the time. That is not to say that most aren’t in control some of the time, but few of us, if any are in control all the time.

But that point is not the main point here. Gaining control of your thoughts is the best possible path to gaining control of your life - which is a multifaceted wide ranging event. Reining in your thoughts also requires multiple strategies. For instance, I have not watched “the news” since 2007. You would provide more truth and fodder for deep thought by reading Dr Seuss than by watching “the news”. Far more actually. So for me, taking control of my thoughts began in 2007 when I begin to limit which nonsense I would allow myself to consume.

From refusing to give the big networks my attention, it was easy to make the jumps to no TV no films or movies, little music, no clutter, little noise and suddenly, almost instantaneously I had room to THINK! I had enough quiet to order my thoughts and think. It seems a very rare event for most folks to ever get still enough and quiet enough - to think. If you don’t think, then you cannot gain control of your thoughts. They will rampage through your mind like a cyclone and you can do nothing effectively to tame a cyclone.

Give yourself the possibly of thinking.

Get a life in return.