George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them."

Well, it's pretty apparent, isn't it? And every person who discovered this believed (for a while) that he was the first one to work it out. We become what we think about.

Now, it stands to reason that a person who is thinking about a concrete and worthwhile goal is going to reach it, because that's what he's thinking about. And we become what we think about.

Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn't know where he's going, and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety, fear and worry - his life becomes one of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about nothing...he becomes nothing.

How does it work? Why do we become what we think about? Well, I'll tell you how it works, as far as we know. To do this, I want to tell you about a situation that parallels the human mind.

Suppose a farmer has some land, and it's good, fertile land. The land gives the farmer a choice; he may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn't care. It's up to the farmer to make a decision.

We're comparing the human mind with the land because the mind, like the land, doesn't care what you plant in it. It will return what you plant, but it doesn't care what you plant.

Now, let's say that the farmer has two seeds in his hand - one is a seed of corn, the other is nightshade, a deadly poison. He digs two little holes in the earth and he plants both seeds - one corn, the other nightshade. He covers up the holes, waters and takes care of the land...and what will happen? Invariably, the land will return what was planted. As it's written in the Bible,

"As ye sow, so shall ye reap."

Remember, the land doesn't care. It will return poison in just as wonderful abundance as it will corn. So up come the plants - one corn, one poison. The human mind is far more fertile, far more incredible and mysterious than the land, but it works the same way. It doesn't care what we plant...success...or failure. A concrete, worthwhile goal...or confusion, misunderstanding, fear, anxiety, and so on. But what we plant it must return to us.

You see, the human mind is the last great, unexplored continent on earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant.

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Great stuff Craig.

I like the seed analogy,- always be planting and watering!~

Yes Bobby it's great, I got that from the "Simple Truths" email I get daily and felt compelled to share that one....Rock on Bobby....let's talk by phone this week a time good for you...800-878-5090 ext 5 or cell 609-517-1152

Bobby Compton said:

Great stuff Craig.

I like the seed analogy,- always be planting and watering!~

Awesome Craig, I truly enjoy your shares...

I will definitely call you later on today...

Cheers!~


Craig Lockerd said:

Yes Bobby it's great, I got that from the "Simple Truths" email I get daily and felt compelled to share that one....Rock on Bobby....let's talk by phone this week a time good for you...800-878-5090 ext 5 or cell 609-517-1152

Bobby Compton said:

Great stuff Craig.

I like the seed analogy,- always be planting and watering!~

The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale was as we know, a true breakthrough in the world of motivational training/recording. It was the first spoken word recording to ever win Gold Record status. I remember listening to Earl's daily program "Our Changing World" on the radio in the mid 60's...His words were inspirational to me even at the age of 12.

"We become what we think about. A person who is thinking about a concrete and worthwhile goal is going to reach it, because that’s what he’s thinking about. Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn’t know where he’s going, and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety, fear, and worry will thereby create a life of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about nothing ... he becomes nothing."~E.N.

Earl was far ahead of his time, and his legacy lives on today. If you are not familiar with the work of Earl Nightingale, click here and listen...you can't lose.

Thanks Craig...great minds think alike.

 

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