What Do You Feed Your Mind?

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I believe that as we interact with people, read books, and see movies, we begin to build up our own ideologies and perspectives about life. Family background as well as religion also helps as the foundation that further strengthens our views in Life.

These idealogies didn't just sprout from it roots. It started from the scratch. It grows gradually until it morphed into who we are and what we stand for. It has also allowed us make the decision that we thought to be right and fair.

This is a pointer to the fact that we're what we consume. What you watch, what you read, what you listen to, and the kind of interaction you have with people definitely has a pull on our identity. It may appear like you know what you're doing, until the seed that has been sown, begins to germinate.

A neighbour of mine was always talking about being depressed. To her it seemed like a joke, but it wasn't a joke to me because I understood and I've once being in a depressed state. And for one, who understands the power of the tongue I made sure I corrected her and sometimes chide or scold her for saying such a thing.

I was being careful not to get that seed sown in me or in my neighbour.

Even though it may have appeared like a joke, I knew the implications of laughing it off as a joke and then getting the seed sown in me. We're humans, and we exert energies that could be infectious to the people around. Whether these energies are good or bad, it can be transmitted to anyone who's careful or not careful enough.

That energy would've worked on me if I had given my neighbour a chance to sow it. Thankfully, I understood that our actions and motives are mostly built from what we give credence and approval to.
What do you feed your mind?

Do you stay around people that speak negative words all the time?

Do you have friends who are pessimistic about life? Do they exert negative energy all the time?

What do you listen to?

What do you feast your eyes on?

If they're not helping you become a better person, you might want to have a rethink about being intentional about the people/ things you put in your space.



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Thank you,
It is good to sometimes re-evaluate our lives and that which we surround ourselves with for sure.

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