Changing Thought Process : Changing Thinking

Perhaps you have thoughts right now about other things you think you “should” be doing. Acknowledge these thoughts. Become aware of what types of tasks, activities, and demands are going through your mind right now.

It made me think of specific things that I think I can or cannot change. Before I would just

I often get lost in thought, those questions of, why I’m here and what is the meaning of life are examples of questions that I ask myself almost once a day. It might sound like I’m a philosopher figuring out the universe, but I often feel like a prisoner to my own mind. I had a moment in my life where I thought I lost all control, in sixth grade I faced severe anxiety, it was difficult to think let alone attend

Ralph Waldo Emerson said - We become what we think about all day long. This couldn't be any truer. What do you think about all day long? Who's going to win on football on Sunday? Do you think about what you're going wear to Sally's party or who Nicole Richie is dating? If you think about trivial things all day long - Don't be surprised if your life turns out trivial.

Thought can take time and effort, it can be meticulously simple. Thought can be quick and easy, simply saying the first thing that pops into your mind. Thought can be anything you want, imaginative, serious, etc. In the book Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury shows that everyone is capable of thinking for themselves, some people just don’t want to, or they feel like they don’t have the time.

IN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I BECOME DISTRACTED BY MYSELF, I MUST LEARN TO CONTROL MY THOUGHTS.

We’re always told to “think before you act” by an authority figure as children. Though most of the time, these words get brushed off, they’re still very important to remember. Without thinking, people have made, and will continue to make, very bad decisions. Thinking before you act is important because it can improve your quality of life, can prove you have a good character, and that you have control over what is going on.

ailure is scary for many people. By changing your fixed mindset to growth mindset we can reduce the fear of failure by beginning to see it more as an opportunity to learn and grow. Everybody makes mistakes but the real question is how do you respond and recover. Approaching challenging situations with a growth mindset makes all the difference. Criticism plays a huge role in the mind of the fixed mindset. Ever since you were small, someone has been telling you what you can't do. Your mother told you that you couldn't eat dessert until you finished dinner, your father told you that you couldn't sit too close to the TV, and your teachers told you that you couldn't run in the hallway. During life, there will be hundreds of people who not only tell

As trivial as the meaning of life might seem, it is something that might not be understood until experienced, just as how

What can you do when your thoughts keep you helpless and hopeless? The answer is for you to begin a mindfulness practice.

An example of this in my writing work would be when I was in middle school. We had to write a short story for a quarter project. For days, I would ponder over what I thought would be a good idea to write about, but everything just

I can't stay focused, so why bother? It is perfectly normal for thoughts to wander. The goal is to notice those thoughts, dismiss them, and bring attention back to the mindfulness practice. Over and over again. It gets easier with practice but even skilled mindfulness practitioners must still do this.

When I think about inspiration; I think about my mother, a 5 foot 3 force to be reckoned with, her tenacity and strength throughout the ebbs and flows of a hard life. She was just twenty-one when she conceived me, her “struggle child” she affectionately dubs me and we’ve been growing up together. Other times when I think about inspiration, I think of my Haitian culture: Haitians are by far the most resilient people I know. Faced with extreme poverty and unimaginable struggles, yet there’s this joy and faith that they each uphold in the deepest recesses of their hearts that is truly inspirational. Then I think of the naïve, afraid of her own shadows, merely 5 foot 2 girl. There was a time where everyone else was more important and I was an inconvenience

Team 2’s Operational Approach for the Exercise was comprehensive, involved detailed planning, and exercised creative and critical thinking techniques. Team 2 did an extraordinary job in gathering the information, analyzing data, and framing the problem to present a holistic approach towards the Operational Art and Design for USPACOM CONPLAN 55XX. To assess Team 2’s critical/creative thinking practices the three following criteria were used: acceptability, feasibility, and risks. These three criteria will verify Team 2’s perspectives, address any false-minded biases, and challenge their rational in framing the problem.

Inspiration need not be searched all the time but it has to be perceived. It’s there everywhere, it’s there every moment. It might come from a person, words, actions or even silence. One, Just should have an eye and a real heart to see it and perceive it ...