On cave walls, discovered scribblings reveal thoughts from minds of long ago. And among their many tasks, our space travelers keep a daily log of their activities.
By whatever name we use--logbook, diary, journal, calendar, daybook--many folks keep a daily written record of experiences, observations, and feelings. If you already do so, what kind of reading material are you leaving behind?
Recently someone suggested this exercise: each day write down something good about that day. It could be something that happened to you, something you saw around you, some emotion you experienced. But everything you write would have to be pleasing, uplifting.
What a great way that would be to keep our minds fixed on a positive train of thought. Like the Bible verse quoted above. And Proverbs 23:7 reads, "As he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Descartes, the French philosopher and mathematician, spoke the Proverbs verse personally when he said, "I think, therefore I am."
Clearing our minds of disturbing, disagreeable, and gloomy thoughts would help remove negative aspects from our lifestyle. Maybe we could stop focusing constantly on things with which we disagree or don't like. A better plan might be to think more often on favorable things, bringing improvement to who we really are.
Beyond the exercise of writing down good things, we could take it a step further. After noticing and writing down these happy moments, we could keep them in mind. We could think about them throughout the day or recall them the next day. Doing so would probably bring several smiles to our face and make us friendlier to look at.
Are you up to the task? Will you find something good in each day? Will you write it down? Will you continue to think about it? Allow positive thoughts to brush away the cobwebs of negative thoughts in your mind. Because, like the philosopher Descartes, you probably are the way you think.