Gubbinal
That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say,
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
That tuft of jungle feathers,
That animal eye,
Is just what you say.
That savage of fire,
That seed,
Have it your way.
The world is ugly,
And the people are sad.
_Wallace Stevens
SAY that the world is ugly, and that the people are sad... and you will BELIEVE that the world is ugly, and that the people are sad... thus leading to ACTUALLY HAVING a world of which is ugly and full of people that are sad.
SAY --> BELIEVE --> and it WILL BE.
SAY that you can do it... and you will BELIEVE that you are capable... before you know it, you'll have suceeded.
"The mind is a funny thing, Abigail -- and a powerful thing at that. Bernice is gonna believe what i tell her ... And the only magic is that what she believes ...they're gunna become." (Gloria Naylor's Mama Day)
Yes, the mind is certainly a POWERFUL thing.
It's amazing. Often, as me and my best friend carpool away from school to work, i mutter the usual "urgghh, i dont want to go to work, it's gunna suck" .. and what do you know? it usually does at some points. But today, SHE said "urgh, i dont want to go to work." and iii said, "i do." she looked at me with confusement... and i said "okay, well, maybe i don't, but i gunna tell myself i do. i'm trying to think more positive about it now." ... so i got to work, and one of my coworkers had called in... which meant that i'd be having the 1st AND 2nd graders (and in case you don't know, the 2nd graders are CRAZY)... i thought, oh great! i'm gunna have like a bagillion kids to myself, not to mention the CRAZY ones at that. It's totally illegal. supposed to be a 20kids/1adult ratio...but ehh. So anyway, i started telling myself to think positive, i said, "You can do this Crystal, it won't be that bad." And guess what?? IT WASN'T. i had an AWESOME day. =]
Yes, the mind is powerful.
and i love it.
just think about it... YOU hold the POWER to control your life. FILL YOUR MINDS WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS. Negative thoughts only bring you down.
Don't get mad, get glad =] Don't get fiesty, get mellow. Don't get annoyed, get pacified. =]
take a deep breathe and remind yourself at how great your life is capable of being.
It's all on you whether or not you choose to have a bad day. ... most of the time atleast... i mean, give me a horrible day and i just might have to second guess all that i have just written.
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2 comments:
haha, but be careful because there might come a point where you will straight up lie to yourself and not realize it. I'm all for the positive and optimistic thinking, but just watch out and stay realistic, or else things might get a little crazy and out of control. Just a heads up!
yeah, thanks, lol. that's why i added that little last sentence... i mean, sure, there are days when i have a completely positive outlook and everything is great... but then there are always those DOWNER days.. and sometimes they drag on for weeks...even months. i just like expressing how happy i am on days that AM a total optimist.
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