The Thoughts That We Think
Scientific studies over the years have determined that we have (at the very least) 6000 thoughts a day. These are apparently broken down into the positive, negative and inquisitive, with the largest percentage being negative.
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That sounds about right to me.
A one time queen of disaster scenarios.
And everything else that screams nay, nah, uh uh, are you kidding me?!
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But even when you've been conditioned or trained to see the dark side of everything first, it's rather nice when the reverse happens.
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The varied hues of blooming flowers before the dank dark weeds.
The person of promise before their recent lapses.
The fact that what looks like an unentangable mess might actually turn out to be a huge blessing.
All the things that lie behind a facade and speak of God, His creativity and His plans.
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That pessimism and contrariness will always work hand-in-hand to cloud our judgement and ruin our relationships is a given. After all, we live in a society where misery is seen as a badge of honour. If we don't have a tale of woe, we're viewed as weird. I mean, who could possibly be that cheerful ALL THE TIME?!!💁🏿♀️
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However, we can.
Just by trying to see the good in everyone and every situation, which raises each interaction and transaction to a whole new level.
It's not a failsafe method by any means, but as long as we're willing to keep an open mind things automatically begin to look better; eventually be better.
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We get to smile.
The world gets to laugh.
Even if it's at us instead of with us.
Beats doom and gloom any day!
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#ThinkOfHimThenThinkLike Him
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📖 Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable.
📖 Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.
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*Humans Have More than 6,000 Thoughts per Day, Psychologists Discover, Jason Murdock, 15 July 2020, Newsweek
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