Bad thinking is a Bad habit

Bad or negative thinking can be a Bad habit. Just like smoking, gambling or compulsive eating, Bad, negative thinking is something we all sometimes fall in the habit of doing. Our mind can slip in the same rut over and over again. It goes where it is familiar. If our mind is not familiar with sunshine and green meadows, smiles and waterfalls, it rebels against the images of so called peace and happiness. If our mind is used to the cold darkness, the deep emptiness of a hollow well, gloomy and frightening sounds of the night, it will quietly creep back to that familiar place when it is still, as if to find just the right position before falling asleep. Our thoughts may not be the brightest at every moment nor in the most important moments. Nevertheless, we can learn to change our scripts. We can change the movie and sound track we play in our mind's eye and ear. We can have those peaceful and charming thoughts of fairies and tulips and mountain streams. We don't have to be afraid of the darkness, because with us, we can bring our own candlelight, our own personal sunshine. We can sing to the stars and dance in the moonlight, because we know that tomorrow will be a brighter day! Don't despair, don't be afraid. Learn to love yourself, embrace your mind, be the composer of your own thoughts and make them beautiful! Yes, make them beautiful... make them as though everyone else could see. Share your mind with others through music, writings, poetry, song and speak. Be thankful that you are alive another day: To think...to hope... to dream!