Tuesday, December 22, 2009

It Comes Down To Your Mind

People inspect us, dissect us, reject us, cuss us, and disgust us to no avail (Lou Holtz). Why do we take it personally and get angry and upset? The cycle is the same- we perceive a situation or hear someone say something to or about us, or we see them laugh. We then interpret it as an insult. We take it personally. We react or take it and whine on the inside. Notice our perception and interpretation are mental activities. Often people criticize us about things having nothing to do with our mind (we’re weak, we’re overweight, we’re physically slow) yet our mind takes it personally. Why? Unless someone makes fun of our ideas, aptitude, creativity, or decision making it is our body that should take it personally, not our minds. Why does our mind take possession for our body’s shortcomings? Probably because we realize deep down the truth that “it comes down to your mind.” Our weakness or our fatness comes from our lack of discipline and motivation to exercise regularly. Our mind knows consciously or unconsciously that a weakness in physicality is a reflection of some weakness mentally. This is okay, we all have mental weaknesses, we ALL do. First recognize that our deficiencies either begin or become perpetuated in our mind. We may be naturally genetically predisposed to certain deficiencies, but our choices and habits are largely mental. If you are not achieving your goals or are not living your dream, do NOT look for the physical weaknesses or the piece of equipment you're missing or the pill you need to take- LOOK AT YOUR MIND. You will realize this is where the problem is. This is normal, and it is okay, just get started already on working on your mindset. Control your mind and your body will follow.