again and again

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

~Henry David Thoreau



::elizabeth::

I used to be a victim of my thoughts. I used to think incredibly negative thoughts and was usually surprised when anything good happened. Then one day, a dear friend, woke me up. She said, “You know, you can always change the channel.”

I’ve learned over the years, that not only can I change the channel, but I get to control the programming too. I can pick the script, the actors, and the plot. If I don’t like the way things are going, I can make choices to change the story line. I can change the people I choose to spend my time with. I can change the set. I can change the words that I use.

And Thoreau is right…it is important to rehearse.

::lisa::

When I hear Thoreau’s words in this quote, I think of manifestation. We all have the power to see what we want in our lives, as well as, to create what we want to see. Last week, in this space, we spoke about the miracles that are all around us all the time, whether we are aware of them in any given moment or not. As we think about who we are and the life that we have, it becomes just that. It can be hard, and a bit overwhelming, to try to think "good" thoughts all the time. However, I feel that we are all on a path of finding our way, which takes time and nurturing. With some patience and a little bit of mental rewiring, we can thread the good throughout our everyday lives. By realizing and accepting this power we all have over our lives, we will attract the life that we wish to live, which actually and ironically, is right here before our eyes.