That I think applies to the issue of “controlling thoughts”. On one hand as Christa pointed out we can tell ourselves things that encourage positive attitudes essentially planting different kinds of thoughts in our mind while supplanting the old ones. So some degree of control is obviously possible. On the other it’s quite true that striving to control each and every thought that we think is insanity and those who expect us to do that are likely being manipulative.

I mentioned a distinction. The distinction is simple but subtle. You put “creating your reality” in the title of this blog entry, but mainly talk about “controlling your thoughts”. However, isn’t there a pretty big difference between thoughts manifesting reality and the ability to change at least some of your thoughts as merely a first step towards changing your behavior?

I would say there is. The first essentially assumes that thoughts can directly cause certain circumstances without you actually lifting a finger. Think “The Secret”. It’s clearly BS, and therefore brainwashing. But the second thing, which actually is demonstrably true, is that changing your thoughts can influence your actions which causes reactions that you then experience in your life. So there is definitely a causality chain between thoughts and reality that you experience, but it is NOT so direct as “The Secret” conveniently implies. Furthermore, it is not that simple either as the reality you’ll experience certainly isn’t cause SOLELY by your own personal actions alone.

So yeah, I agree with you for sure, just wanted to make sure to make that distinction.

Oh and btw, I don’t even necessarily advocate outright “forcing” of new thoughts upon old ones. I think this sort of thing would happen naturally if we act upon the right ideas and these ideas too first need to be naturally attracted to us (like reading your blog entry and just feeling like it cliques so much that it naturally inspires a deviation in my thought process, that kinda thing).

I think the more important thing than just trying to think something else outright is to try and LISTEN to your emotions and senses, write down your dreams, try to figure out why you feel what you feel without judging yourself negatively and so on. This provides self-understanding and creates a natural (and therefore nearly effortless) impetus for thought-change and consequent personal growth.

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