Someone once said to me - Sofia, you are like the happiest person I have ever met…how do you do it?
Controlling ones mind is about making a conscious decision to be the person you would like to be.
I have just woken up and even before I had opened my eyes a lot of negative thoughts had gone through my mind. Thoughts about self doubt, thoughts about every thing that could wrong – yes – there was a lot of negative brain activity there for a few seconds.
I felt tired but as I opened my eyes and looked through the window, I could see the beautiful blue sky and decided to take control over my mind and not maintain all that negative self destructive thinking. I felt tired but realised that although I have a heavy week a head of me, it is also exciting and challenging. And I have faith that this week will go well so therefore I have nothing to feel worried about.
It is all about making a conscious decision. Who do you want to be today? How can you control your mind by thinking about yourself in a positive way? What would your positive thoughts tell you today?
But is your apparent happiness *real*? It sounds like you’ve brainwashed yourself into forced jollity… your true underlying discontent firmly suppressed only by rigid mental discipline.
Also wondering if you’ve ever read this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nature-Happiness-Desmond-Morris/dp/1904435572
Devil’s Advocate –
Yes, it is real – but happiness is like self esteem, something you have to work on in order to keep. You don’t just have it , it is a result from being able to have faith, to see the world in a positive light, to not maintain negative destructive thinking.
I would not say that i suppress my ‘true underlying discontent’, I would say that I have found and learnt a new way to think and deal with the world which is pretty different from suppressing/blocking whatever you wish to call it.
I have not read the book you mentioned but will look it up. Thank you.