{"id":6933,"date":"2019-09-24T08:33:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2019-09-24T08:33:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:33:25","slug":"changing-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aleroy.com\/blog\/archives\/6933\/changing-thoughts","title":{"rendered":"Changing Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

People like to control their own destiny. They need the mental and physical freedom to become the kind of person they admire. <\/span><\/span><\/span>They want a successful career, a loving family, enough money to be comfortable, and t<\/span><\/span><\/span>hat is possible through the proper understanding of thoughts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span><\/span><\/span>houghts are self-fulfilling, they will bring you what you most think about whether <\/span><\/span><\/span>it\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/span>s good for you, or not, depending on the intensity. That is why understanding thoughts is so important.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thoughts themselves are neither <\/span><\/span><\/span>true<\/span><\/span><\/span> nor <\/span><\/span><\/span>false<\/span><\/span><\/span>. We make them so by the value we place <\/span><\/span><\/span>up<\/span><\/span><\/span>on them. <\/span><\/span><\/span>The thought \u201cI am too fat,\u201d is harmless unless taken to the extreme dieting of anorexia. Karen Carpenter was 35 pounds underweight when she died of anorexic complications. I loved her beautiful singing very much, and was <\/span><\/span><\/span>greatly <\/span><\/span><\/span>saddened.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some<\/span><\/span><\/span> entertainers have taken their own life at the peak of their career. What were they thinking? Was the pressure of success overwhelming? Did they feel trapped or hopeless? <\/span><\/span><\/span>What <\/span><\/span><\/span>thoughts<\/span><\/span><\/span> cause young people to take their own lives?<\/span><\/span><\/span> We need to find answers quickly and help them overcome the intimidation of their own thoughts.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span><\/span><\/span>elow are a group of thoughts that are ninety-nine percent <\/span><\/span><\/span>counterproductive<\/span><\/span><\/span> the second they enter the mind. Only those who entertain them are not aware of that fact. This is all <\/span><\/span><\/span>of the <\/span><\/span><\/span>noxious<\/span><\/span><\/span> thoughts <\/span><\/span><\/span>I could think of at the time, <\/span><\/span><\/span>I am sure <\/span><\/span><\/span>there are hundreds more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

: \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>No matter how much I do, it is never enough\u201d : \u201c\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>Nobody loves\/cares about me\u201d : \u201cI can\u2019t do anything right\u201d : \u201cI do it all, nobody helps\u201d : \u201cI gave up everything for you\u201d : \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>My life is hopeless, there is nothing left for me\u201d : \u201cI am <\/span><\/span><\/span>all<\/span><\/span><\/span> alone\u201d \u201cI am helpless\u201d : \u201cI can\u2019t take any more\u201d : \u201cAll you do is belittle\/criticize me\u201d : \u201cI can\u2019t do that, I can\u2019t do this\u201d : \u201cNo, no, I<\/span><\/span><\/span> don\u2019t want to try that\u201d : \u201cI wish I was dead\u201d : \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>I hate you\u201d : \u201cI hate my job\/house\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>whatever<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d : \u201cI feel guilty about <\/span><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>anything\/everything<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d : \u201cI\u2019m sorry (many times a day)\u201d : \u201cI am <\/span><\/span><\/span>too<\/span><\/span><\/span> fat\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>skinny<\/span><\/span><\/span>\/dumb\/<\/span><\/span><\/span>(<\/span><\/span><\/span>any negative word<\/span><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d : \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>I can smoke\/drink\/do drugs, nothing bad will <\/span><\/span><\/span>ever<\/span><\/span><\/span> happen to <\/span><\/span><\/span>me<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u201d : <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

N<\/span><\/span><\/span>egative thinking produces negative results. The more you think about a negative outcome, the more likely it is to happen. It is important to think about yourself, and\u00a0 your life in a positive way, even if it seems unreal to you at <\/span><\/span><\/span>the time<\/span><\/span><\/span>. The more a thought is repeated <\/span><\/span><\/span>the more real it will <\/span><\/span><\/span>appear<\/span><\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/span>Finally, thoughts become beliefs whether they are true or not. Then they become habits that are really difficult to change from negative to positive. Examine your thoughts carefully, keeping only those that are positive.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

T<\/span><\/span><\/span>he best way to change unwanted thoughts and habits is to replace them with wanted thoughts and habits through the use of affirmations. When I was a teenager I smoked cigarettes. I knew the dangers of smoking, but did it anyway. When I needed to quit. <\/span><\/span><\/span>I made up some affirmations and started to practice them twice a day, once In the morning, and before <\/span><\/span><\/span>going to<\/span><\/span><\/span> bed. It was between two and three weeks that I started to lose my desire to smoke. One morning I vowed this would be the last day I smoked a cigarette. Well it wasn\u2019t. But I kept on with the affirmations until one day it was the last day. Below are the affirmations I used. It is easy to make up your own.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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: \u201cI don\u2019t like smoking cigarettes\u201c : <\/span><\/span><\/span> \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>I don\u2019t smoke anymore\u201d : \u201cI quit smoking\u201d : \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u2019m through with smoking\u201d : \u201cI have no desire for a smoke\u201d : \u201cI am finished with smoking\u201d :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I<\/span><\/span><\/span>f you have trouble writing your affirmations, send me the details, and I will help. There are general affirmations<\/a> and spoken affirmations<\/a> that are very good for anyone to use anytime.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now remember how long it took you to develop a habit, for it will take a while to change those negative thoughts into positive ones. Don\u2019t give up, try to say the affirmations on a regular basis and then go on with your life. Don\u2019t try to judge whether they are working.
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