Thoughts Become Things Explained!
If you have been around the manifestation and creative visualization world you have probably heard this statement repeatedly. But whether you have heard it or not, its the foundation of creating your life as you want it.
For some it’s quite a scary statement.
Am I really in charge? Is what I think really important? Does it really matter? How on earth do my thoughts become things?
Everything and I mean everything started in the mind, as a dream, a thought. Whether it was to dream to fly and then planes came about, or whether it was to be a dancer, or actor, the dream or thoughts first appeared.
Think back on your life, where you are today. What thoughts brought you to where you live now, what job you have, how happy you are, what you are seeking in your life, what’s important to you and what’s not?
The results you get in your life are a direct result of the thoughts you have.
Whatever you do, whatever happens to you, whatever you plan in your life, whatever result you get, all happened in your thinking first.
What does it really mean?
If you think of love, or hate, or hopelessness, your thoughts will shift around the condition of your life so that you get what you are thinking of.
It doesn’t matter what your thoughts are, or whether they serve you good or bad, it doesn’t matter if they are fair or otherwise, thoughts just do their thing. They bring about the matter in your life that brings about what you think about.
Its like the old saying “be careful what you wish for, it might just come true” is pretty accurate.
But don’t be fooled that by your thinking you can control someone else. We are all our own destiny makers and what others do or don’t do isn’t in our control. And shouldn’t be.
So if you think that you can manipulate someone into loving you again, or getting back an old friend or lover then its better to think of what having a great relationship would be, rather than what that specific person should or shouldn’t do.
How can you make sure you have the thoughts that beneficial to the life you are wanting to create. What about all the thoughts of negativity, and thinking its not going to happen, or disbelief.
Here’s what you can do:
- Notice your thoughts.
- For those thoughts that are dis-empowering you replace them with better thoughts.
- Create some better statements or affirmations that you can repeatedly tell yourself.
- Do something that makes you feel better about yourself.
(Negativity often comes from feeling like you are not good enough; you don’t deserve a good life. So its about firstly accepting that’s how you have felt, and finding ways to replace those thoughts with better ones.)
- Forgive yourself for the thoughts you have that don’t help, but hinder.
- Be prepared to let them go. Tell them they no longer serve you, write them down and burn them. And if they wriggle back in, accept that they did and let them go again. You are giving up old stuck patterns in your thinking and behavior so accept it takes time.
- Develop friendships that enhance you. Enhance others. Tell people the good stuff about them, notice the good in others and let them know. Be a good friend.
- Be a watcher of your thoughts, an observer. When you notice thoughts that you don’t want, create new ones that enhance and better you. – you really have nothing to lose.
As Mike Dooley says so aptly – “Thoughts Become Things – So Choose the Good Ones!”