The Power of Thought

Of late I have been thinking about the human mind and have been doing my bit of research on the power of thought. Everyone is capable enough to make any thing possible by the immense power of one's thoughts. Thoughts can heal one from disease, can enable us to do things that we think is impossible, and can also transform a person. Everything is in the mind, and the mind is the master and we are only doing what our mind wants, not necessarily what it needs. Then, why is it that sometimes certain things seem to be unattainable? It's the subconscious mind, though subsidiary to conscious plans, that at times pulls us back from doing things. It can be because of some deep hidden negative thoughts, including fear, hesitation, helplessness, or hatred, that got in us during our past experiences. The best thing is that any negative thought can be made positive if we have the mind and will to do so; this in turn helps us to lead a happy and fruitful life.


Leaving behind our past and moving on to a brighter future with fresh and positive thoughts is the key to a happy present. And most of us hold on to our past not because we can't leave it behind, but because we don't want to leave it behind. Everyone likes to be pampered with the good memories, and indirectly all the bad memories also stay within us. For instance, I had bruised myself while my relative took me for a bicycle ride sometime when I was 5 or 6yrs old. It can be that fear of getting bruised again that kept me away from even giving it a try to learn how to ride a bicycle. Now, I have reached a stage where at times I feel handicapped when I have to wait for a bus or rickshaw to travel to places nearby, and have made up my mind to learn and get a two-wheeler license. At times, some desperate need in us unknowingly change a negative thought to a positive one enabling us to do things that we once thought was impossible. And the other negative thoughts still remain, because of our affirmations, preventing us from all the good things life has to offer us.

Recently, I read a beautiful article that says that you need to throw old things to fill your life with new and good things. It is like clearing our wardrobe and shelves from old clothes and books to give space for new ones. Similarly, learn to unwind all the negative thoughts from your brain and fill it with positive ones. Having jotted all this, I should say that it is not as simple as it seems to be, to let go things off your mind. If you decide to hold on to something that is of no good to you because of some short pleasure it gives then there is nothing that can help you. It requires a great deal of maturity and willingness to stop our mind from having negative thoughts. Entertaining positive thoughts not only makes us happier but also healthier.

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