Is there an art to thinking?

June 25th, 2010 by admin

“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” ~E.E. Cummings, 1955

Is there an art to thinking? Is there an art to living? I think you could say that there is an art to thinking as there is an art to all things beautiful and grand.

Life itself is a game and as in any game there is an art to playing it. The art is in making it as beautiful as possible. How do you make life beautiful? You make it beautiful by being the very best you can be.

In order to be the best you have to think about the whys and hows. Why am I here? Who am I? How do I live to be happy and content? These are questions to ask. The answers you get guide you on your journey through life.

Those answers can lead you on a fulfilling journey or a rocky path filled with obstacles and pitfalls. The difference is where you get your answers.

There are people all around you that will tell you they have the answers. Some will even tell you they have the only answer. These people you want to run from.

There are as many answers as there are people. Your truth is your truth alone. Two people can travel similar paths, but not 100% the same. Our relationships are that way. We travel some paths together, but we must at times travel our own individual paths even if temporary.

The art comes in the ability to think for yourself. To do this one must have self confidence and self awareness. Who am I? I am a divine creation of God or spirit or whatever word you use for that force greater than man.

Because I am a divine creation I am endowed with all the qualities that are divine. I am a creator, I create my universe that I am the center of.

What do I want my Universe to look like? Do I want my Universe to be filled with suffering and problems or do I want it to be filled with peace and contentment? It is my choice, just as it is the choice of each and every one of us.

So can you see how important it is to think for yourself? We live in a world where people feel that the only way they can feel apart of it is to be surrounded by people who think and act like they do.

We have seen how far some will go to force people to practice as they practice. It will often take courage to live one’s own truths because sometimes it means going against those around us and close to us.

In order to live the most productive and fulfilling life we can, we must follow our heart and our inner guidance. The answers that come from within are the ones we need to follow.

TODAY’S TIP: Take time to be with you often. Go inward and explore the who, what, and why of life.

Do you have the answers?