“There are all kinds of toxins that can build up in our minds. When we go around dwelling on the wrong thoughts, thinking about what we can’t do, how somebody hurt us, or how we’ll never get ahead, those thoughts are toxic. Toxic thoughts left alone become like toxic waste. It gets into your heart, and eventually, contaminates your whole life. It affects your self-image, your attitude, and your level of confidence. The Bible tells us that we have to guard our hearts and minds above all else because if your mind gets polluted, your whole life is going to be polluted.Make a decision to go on a fast from negative, self-defeating thoughts. Cleanse your mind from what is harmful and fill yourself with thoughts of faith and victory. As you do, those good thoughts will strengthen and empower you to live the good life God has planned for you!” – By Joel Osteen
The above is a very powerful statement. In my opinion we must first believe that a positive thought will produce positive results. I truly believe positive thinking can bring about a positive change in our lives, and improve our lives in most areas.I’m sure it will be a challenge at first to block these negative thoughts, of course!!! BUT once you put this pattern in place and get into the habit and realize what the power of positive thinking holds, you'll wonder why you hadn't done so sooner! As a negative thought attempts to enter your spirit…”will” it away and replace it with a positive thought.
I’ve learned that if I continue to hold grudges, be mad at ex’s, have regrets, etc., I could go through my whole life in a negative state of mind – I WONT claim that! I will not allow this thought to take over who I am aiming to be. Anyone who goes through their entire life in a negative state of mind does not realize it will take over their very soul and become who they are!
I would say the negative thought pattern in the above statement would automatically relate to “Self Esteem”. Self Esteem, or self improvement, is the measurement of one’s self worth or how important they believe they are. Do you agree with the relation? If so, let’s delve deeper:
How can we have the negative thoughts mentioned in the above statement and have “High” Self Esteem? We can’t, it’s impossible. Your Self Esteem begins as a child, with your parents showing you love, affection, telling you, you can do anything, giving you a sense of invincibility. If this is not instilled in us as children we grow with no sense of appreciation…am I making sense? As you grow you begin to believe the things your parents told you about yourself, and your confidence is increased…this is a healthy way of living.
All in all, a happy and healthy thought process will lead to many a fruitful life…
Talk to me….
DDW
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We all have days when the bad things seem to outweigh the good ones and we begin to think that life isn’t fair. You get stuck in traffic, which makes you late for an important meeting, and then your car gets towed. You might ask yourself, “Why me?” Events like this one can test anyone’s ability to be grateful and feel optimistic. If you have a tendency to feel sorry for yourself, and many of us do, things usually progress to the next stage: the pity party. You begin to feel like the innocent victim of a dismal fate because you are seeing your life through inaccurate lenses. Most of the thoughts that run through your mind at times like these are not helpful, and they mainly serve to increase your indignation and feelings of powerlessness. What these feelings and thoughts don’t do is change your circumstances or make you feel better.
When toxic thought's seem to take over your mind, there should definitely be a time and place to have your feelings so you can process them properly without it taking over your entire soul. It’s important not to pretend that you are fine with things when you aren’t. It’s also important, however, to notice when you’re having a pity party. You may want to write about your feelings. When your time is up, let go of the negativity you just expressed. You can declare your intention to your friend. If you’ve written down your feelings, you can burn the piece of paper or throw it in the recycling bin.
Try not to dwell on unpleasant experiences and hold on to toxic thoughts. Do everything you can to avoid holding on to negative emotions. When you indulge in self-pity, you only make a bad day worse.
RLH2,
Yes I agree negative thoughts are toxic, but only if you let them be...like you said you must keep them from getting inside of you, positive thoughts always will dismiss negative ONES!!!, self esteem should be taught at a young age , however if you are a confident person comfortable with who you are and secure with one self than it's not something that has to be taught at a young age in my opinion..Self esteem is a concept of personality, for it to grow, we need to have self worthy, and this self worthy will be sought from embracing challenges that result in the showing of success.
Today I had to deal with a very negative situation! But rather than spoil my pre-vacation I expelled the negative thoughts and solved the problem! The norm would have been to yell and scream tit-for-tat, but I have to strive at being a better person! I try not to hold grudges and be opened minded at times! But what usually happens is that nobody else is that way, so I divert back to my wayward ways! I am 41 years old and am no way close to perfect! Sometimes I’m even going backwards! But I still have and will continue to set goals. This goes along with what you stated that deals with “Who I am aiming to be!” The self appreciation comments, I could not agree with you more! Why am I the way I am? Mostly because of the way I was brought up! In Proverbs it says something to the fact of “Training up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart.” Showing love to the youth and leaving examples for them is paramount in parenting! And the more toxins one removes the better parent they can be! Counsel well taken~Great blog!
Well written and good food for thought. I am in agreement with you all day long.
Life and death is in the power of the tongue. And unbeknownst to many, events are often spoken into existence.....both positive and negative.
Agreed, negative thoughts are toxic. We all have them, sometimes we dismiss them, sometimes we don't. It is human to get emotional, and that is usually what happens when something negative affects us. The trick is to learn to let it go. I have been guilty of letting something/someone negative get the best of me but over the course of the last few years, I am dealing with that emotion. I have learned I can't control or change everything around me. I have learned to laugh it off inside, to say to myself, "you know what, you are way better than that, don't even stress about it." The most valuable lesson in dealing with negativity or any bad situation is actually what you have learned from it and use that knowledge to better yourself.. not always an easy feat but not impossible.
Keep one thing in mind: negativity requires twice your energy, so don't waste your energy.
I agree with Mercedes. Negativity does require twice the energy. These days with all that is going on in the world and my own world, who has the extra energy for negativity? Not me. Holding on to negative thoughts only holds people back. They are stuck in a rut and wonder why they can not move forward. It's because of their mind frame. I know it's an old saying, but it's so true when one says; a mind is a terrible thing to waste! And if a person continues to have negative thoughts on their mind, they are indeed wasting away.
A great book to help retrain your thoughts is called You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. It falls in line with everything you talked about and more! This book has helped me tremendously with healing relationships with family as well as healing my body mentally. Check it out!
Peace and Blessings,
Porsche
I totally agree. There are so many things out here in the world that are toxic to us, including ourselves. I believe in cutting all toxins out of my life including those who I once felt the closest to, I realized that in my own way I was condoning their destruction upon me. Negativity is deadly, once you allow it into your life it can turn inwards on you and feed off of you until there is nothing left but a hallow shell of who you once were... Get rid of it all, Let it go whatever it is and know that once you do your life will take on a whole new meaning and beginning. I Love you Niecie, your words are insperational.
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