Do you really believe?

December 7th, 2011 by admin

“The only thing that stands between a person and what they want from life is often the will to try it and the faith to believe it’s possible.” –Rich Devos

I should probably explain the title of this post before you think I am losing it. It has been said that your mind is your best friend or your worse enemy, depending on whether you control it or it controls you. I prefer to substitute the word ego for mind.

The ego is a most powerful force in our lives. If we allow the ego to control us it can cause havoc. It can make us believe we believe something that we do not actually believe. It can also make us believe that we don’t believe something that we do believe.

There are two levels of belief. One level is in the mind and the other level is in the heart. The heart is the center of true belief. Think about this. The amount of real truth a person lives is directly reflected in the quality of their life. Those who live their lives in continual crisis have allowed their ego to make them believe things that are not true. If one lives in truth their life is a pleasurable and satisfying adventure.

We were meant to be happy in life. The only thing that prevents that is our self or more precisely, our egos. Have you noticed that you think many thoughts you do not want to think, that bring negativity into your lives.

The ego seeks control and will do anything it can to maintain that control. It will even destroy a person before it will give up that control. If the ego is controled it then becomes a friend that will do anything to help brighten the path and lighten the load.

The following was written by Carl Coffman.

THERE GO, EGO

Oops, there it goes again, that silly ego: drugged on thoughts of self-importance and pleasure, grabbing at straws of virtuous babble. The mind is such a wonderful tool, but to clog it up with an inflow of false images and selfish desires seems to turn it back upon itself. This limits the programming to cyclic dramas of pain and pleasure, repeating the same old lessons over and over. Yes, the mind even forgets why it’s here sometimes, limiting love by so many misconceptions.

But soul still guides the ego, as would a gentle parent, into a new, wider view of self. There is no one correct path or winning team to play for. There are only choices and viewpoints all expressing the heaven within. Soul purifies the ego, until, letting go of the fear; it steps beyond itself to find a new, more vibrant form. A new way of being a channel for spirit. The fear and doubts about giving of one’s self, or letting go of certain limits, drop away as a new cycle of action is initiated.

Listen, beyond the churning and clicking of the body and mind the divine silence sings sweetly. Look, for beyond the narrow gate the flowered field promises freedom. Home shines brightly, just over the hill, just beyond yesterday’s dreams.

The sun is shadow, a name, but an echo. Brash mind, child at heart, such power wasted in the mocking reverie, such love lying asleep in false darknesses. The paradox is but a simple joke, awaiting you to share the punch line. But, still a few lessons are yet undone, like unveiling that mortal statue erected eons ago, in fear and false honor.

Vanity still lingers in that mirror of matter, that folly of life versus death. All those ego dreams and delicious, intricate, empty thoughts are so unsatisfying when experienced apart from soul, the true center of being when lending the talents of creation to the spirit within, the mask drops to the floor. Relief softens the tense line of pretending with a shining, beaming of acceptance of the inner self, the glorious, loving playful soul. ~ Carl Coffman~

Work to make your ego a friend. Refuse to allow it to control you. Each day take time to quiet your mind and silence the ego. Practicing gratitude and humility goes along way in keeping the ego in check. We shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously because in the grand scheme of things we are only specks.

TODAY’S TIP: When drinking water do not drink more than 32 ounces in one hour. This is as much as the body can process and anything more than that can cause problems.

What DO YOU believe?