![]() Many people are dogmatic in their thinking and consider their thoughts are fixed. When you see something on the outside, such as an event or situation, look inside yourself for the reflection, the parallel, the connection,” state authors Charlene Belitz and Meg Lundstrom. “Think of the outer environment as a mirror of your inner environment. Life offers you feedback to the congruency of your thoughts, so you can take action to correct them. You had little choice in the matter because your upbringing was not of your control. Your beliefs are unconscious because they are formed during an impressionable period. ![]() What I mean is, your choices are the result of conditioned beliefs carried from a young age. I am of the opinion it is the illusion of free will, whereby our unconscious beliefs are being reflected to us as free choice. Some people hold strongly to the notion of free will. If there were only night, how would you appreciate the light of day? Life abounds due to its dualistic nature of equal and opposites.ĭay gives way to night and each complement the other. “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” - Thomas Paine It makes sense to examine your thoughts to improve your conditions. It was Albert Einstein who said: “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” Before we know it, all we can see when we look out into the world is our own thinking reflected back to us in the fun-house mirror of our own self-consciousness.”Ĭonsider those who were once ill and become healthy again, as a result of their thoughts mirroring a new health consciousness. ![]() I enjoy author Michael Neill’s perspective in, The Space Within: Finding Your Way Back Home, “Since our experience of life is really an experience of Thought, the more we have on our mind, the more complicated everything seems, and the more the aperture of our consciousness tends to contract. It merely provides confirmation of your thoughts as the user and experiencer. Reality brings forth external conditions according to your thoughts. If you don’t, they are likely to lead you down the rabbit hole of despair. If you entertain distorted thoughts, correct them to align with the truth. Reality is but a mirror reflecting your inner world. You are continually shaping the world around you as a result of conscious and unconscious thoughts. It is because their predominant beliefs dictate their reality. So, here we have two people attracting different circumstances. They are not Pollyannaish but choose happiness over adversity. However, other people claim life is wonderful and attract pleasant experiences as a result. “Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.” - Earl Nightingale You might tune into the news and hear of unfortunate incidents that confirm your beliefs. If you agree the world is volatile, you will look for evidence to substantiate this. “External conditions mirror internal conditions, so straightening your room settles internal disorder” affirms authors Charlene Belitz and Meg Lundstrom in, The Power of Flow: Practical Ways to Transform Your Life with Meaningful Coincidence. Life is a mirror its reflection shines your image back to you. What you hold in mind comes to life irrespective of your preferences. It was the French-born novelist Anais Nin who said: “You do not see the world as it is. This seldom works because their thoughts are out of alignment. They try in vain to change the world surrounding them in hope things will improve. People consider their problems to come from outside conditions. This delightful tale by Anthony de Mello underscores the message life is a filter reflecting your innermost thoughts. To his disciples he later said: “A thought is a screen, not a mirror that is why you live in a thought envelope, untouched by Reality.” But thought can organise the world so well that you are no longer able to see it.” “Thought is the only way we have for organising the world.” “Why are you so wary of thought?” said the philosopher. “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” - Ernest Holmes
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