So I normally write about ways to create happiness, goodwill and all things positive… So what happens when everything makes you so irate, that this idea is just extremely irritating and darn well annoying?!
Well, I’d say stress and anger management are possibly more important than working out how to be happy in the first place. After all, if you exist as a big ball of angst then it’s pretty darn hard to see the fluffy side of life!
Stress causes disease. Fact. I know you may be thinking… “Bla bla bla” at this, but it’s the uncomfortable truth; we end up manifesting as the physical product of our thoughts.
So what do I mean by that? Well, a prime example is holding a grudge against someone else for what you (rightly or wrongly) perceive that they have done to you in the past.
It never ceases to amaze me how much effort other people can put into hating others. After all, does it really take that much effort to just make eye contact and nod? I’d hazard a guess that the sheer effort into blanking someone and avoiding them takes up an awful lot more energy!
So, with that in mind, holding hatred towards others hurts you A LOT more than it will affect that other person. (Yeah that high blood pressure you’ve developed, and those many niggly ailments sure taught them a lesson!)
So am I trying to make us all hold hands and sing together here? (Well aside from the fact it would make the school run a little creepy), the point is this: You become your thoughts.
Just sit on that idea for a minute and consider. What do you tell yourself? How do you talk to others? What tone of language do you use towards the people you love? How do you actively relax? Is your home a refuge or a war zone?
Doing nothing is of course a choice. You can ignore and carry on as you already do but I wonder when you’ll notice how those doctors’ appointments start to become more frequent?
Thinking is far too important than just to merely leave it to chance. When you consciously notice what your unconscious is doing, your behaviour becomes a choice.
As Mahatma Gandhi once said: “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes”.
Namaste…!
