The mental diet? Sarcasm? Social media, daily routine? Yes its just like glitter but harder to clean up!
I found myself in such a negative place last night that I wanted to just puke! I was throwing out issues left and right. I am so frustrated with myself. I found that I have so much more to let go of! I realized this is more than just a little change. I opened up last night and really started seeing things differently!
This morning I am finding one of our cats, the one that hated everyone and would always growl when you picked her us, was following me everywhere. I see changes in me with her. She is like a shadow and wants to follow me everywhere. I have always loved animals but was just so nervous with them. I decided when we got the 2 cats that I would be nice. Well it has paid off and she just loves on me. She still howls when some people pick her up, but she just lets me grab her, flip her over and rub her belly in my arms. She just hangs out there. The reason I am telling you about this cat is simply that I am aware of her in ways I have never been aware of an animal. Animals always make me nervous because they make messes. This cat watches my every move. She is very smart. I had let her out about a month ago and so her and her sister went out. I closed the screen door and left for a bit. When I came back, here is this cat laying on the floor just cleaning herself and the door was cracked open just enough for her to fit thru. A couple of days later, there she was opening the screen door. This cat does not miss a trick.
On to the mental diet. This is not an easy task. I found myself just agreeing with someone about how someone was just like….. Man did I take a step back! I realized in the moment what I was doing and changed the subject. Isn’t it amazing how we just become like zombies in what we do, like bad habits that overtake us and keep us from being the best we can be. Lifting up a person is so much better than tearing them down. I have known people that really have issues and I have learned to see their potential and not their downfalls. Funny thing is they were talking about this very thing toward the end of the 2 hours of the MKE. We need to build each other up! We need to say something nice to everyone that we see in a day. The mental diet give us that awareness to go beyond ourselves and what we know and embrace others just as they are. The mental diet helps us shed the unwanted pound of criticism that we hold inside so we can help others thrive. In the scroll marked 2, that is exactly what is says. Begin this day with love in your heart! Love everyone unconditionally. That is so powerful when you are reminded 3 times a day to be that way! To love all others and to now put any expectations on others.
Another take away with this week is that the mastermind is such an important thing. When we work together as a group we can help each other to find those things we are looking for, or help us with the changes we need to make in ourselves! It people working together for a purpose, and in this specific area, helping to life others. If you would like to get a copy of the mental diet to see what I have been going thru, you can always go to the about me and I would be happy to send you a copy for free. Yes that is a challenge to you just to see what you will experience if you try to keep things positive.
Keep the end in Mind. Watch your self and be careful with what you put into your own mind, be the gatekeeper for your mind, you will see a whole new World!
Believe!
AJW
Great blog being the gatekeeper of your mind is so right on !! It all begins with the mind.
Andrew, your attitude and your aim tell me you are more than up for the game! 🙂
Andrew, good for you for realizing that when you are the gatekeeper for you mind, you indeed create and see a brand new world for yourself. From your blog rover friend.
Thank you for the comment. Reading and listening are helping, but the exercises are making it work for me.