Be Aware Of Your Thoughts

I am talking about Negative thinking; Negative thinking affects each one of us as individuals, and interferes in our day to day activities, blocking us from achieving our full potential.

It begins like a slow poison, and affects every sphere of our lives, distorting our perceptions about our own self, others and everything around us. 

I have so many experiences in my life, as to how negative thinking constantly kept me shy, in doubt, eating away my confidence from within. It made me blind, frightened, insecure, anxious and dependent on other’s opinions.

I found difficult to take risks and learn new things in my life; it took a lot of time for me to love and accept myself just the way I am.

 I absorbed the concept of beauty from all around me, comparing myself with so many others who I thought are very lucky and beautiful, that I found difficult to see the beauty that is in me. This made me sad, and led me to think negatively about myself. I have allowed others to define me. 

I had to be taught to see the positive aspects, and I am so grateful for so many experiences, that came my way in the form of books that I read.

I can never forget Norman Vincent Peale’s, Robert Schuler, Fr John Powell, Louise Hay Dr Scott Peck, Dr Bernie Seighal, Stephen Covey, Robin Sharma and many more authors who literally accompanied me on my journey to bring in small changes in my life, altered my perceptions of myself, which impacted on the others aspects of my life too.

 I salute all the Gurus’ (my teachers) from whom I learnt to meditate, who taught me to look within and appreciate the sense of divinity in me.

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