Stagnant Thought Mantra

Self-talk was the subject that came to mind this morning as I lay in bed easing from sleepy-state to somewhat awake. As I sat down to the computer all excited to have effortlessly come up with an idea for my Monday morning finger-tapping keyboard dance, I wrote the first sentence and immediately was wordless. Errt...to a complete thought-process stop. Huh? Dang-nab-it. For a little inspiration, I pulled this week's “Discover the Buddha” meditation card created by OSHO.

“Everything arises and passes away. When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.” - OSHO

Today's meditation card communicates the necessity to accept change without clinging to our current situation. “Yes,” I thought, “this fits in with Self-talk.” What does harmful Self-talk center around? Fear. Why do we resist change? Fear. How do we maintain the feeling of being in a rut? Fear. I could keep going, but why? You get the point I'm making. What is fear – an illusion!

“By resisting the temptation to hold onto our current beliefs, we can move freely between moments.” - Cindy Kochis

Mind over matter is a powerful tool for it is the action of what we wish to perceive. We have the capabilities to make ourSelf healthy/sick, rich/poor, happy/sad through our thoughts, not reality. We use a great deal of energy to focus on these aspects. If we think we are sick, we become ill. If we believe we are destined to be poverty-stricken, prosperity will always feel out of reach. Whatever you believe will be true for you. We mentally repeat phrases like a personal mantra.
“I'm stupid.” versus “I'm brilliant.”
“Augh, do I have to go to work today? I hate going to work.” versus “I can't wait to get to the store and see how many people I can help today.”
“I have no friends.” versus “Wow, I feel so bless to be surround by such wonderful people.”
“I'm bored.” versus “Yes, now I have time to relax.”

I'll be the first to admit, I was one of those who felt that when times were good, I didn't want anything to change. But, who's to say the next moment would be anything less than fantastic? We establish our opinions of the situation based on desires and personal perception. What is good to one person could be horrific to another. For example: I would love to spend a week at a cabin in the middle of the woods surrounded by nature and wildlife. On the flip side, this kind of time away from home for a friend of mine living in a large city would absolutely terrify her and cause a great amount of anxiety.

Must we hold onto our stagnant thoughts and prevent our Self from accepting change?