Mind Over Matter

Mind over matter is more that just an interesting turn of phrase to describe the power of thoughts. Through the ages has informed us, each in their own way, that mind over matter is part of the destiny of humanity.

What is Mind Over Matter?

Most minds throw up obstacles before you even get started pushing the envelope of your comfort zone. Our brains and our communities of family and friends are all wired to protect us-and themselves by discouraging outrageous goals and dreams.

Why? Because it’s risky. You might fail. Because your pursuit of personal excellence is a threat to those who are not.

Mind over matter is you bringing your dreams to life, no matter the obstacles in your way.

Thoughts become things if we energize them.

The Power Of Thoughts

To give in to your cravings. To give in to cravings, impulses and reactions, is to be ruled by your brain. Can people who are obese? Yes they give into the power of cravings.

I was very obese, I have a definite problem with eating. I like to eat, it’s my pleasure. I used to weigh about 400 lbs. It was my only comfort in life. One day I looked in the mirror after getting out of the shower, and thought what have a done.

I started a strict diet and lost over 200 lbs. I then lost 55 lbs. I felt good, I had unlimited energy and was healthy. But then I diagnosed with Cancer and gave up on my diet, I gained 145 lbs back.

I would go to the refrigerator with not even thinking about it, and eat something I knew was not on my diet.

I had lost my mind over matter. I would say “A little bit won’t hurt.” But it. did.

Until we decide to push through anything and keep doing it. Until we decide to put through it, your fate will determine the choices you make.

We’re wired to shop at tired. But we can rewire.

The obstacles you push against yield to the extent that you push. And some you have to go around them. But whatever you do, don’t let them stop you

LeAura Alderson

Success requires that you honor your vision for your life.

Perhaps you’ve heard the story of the good wolf -bad wolf sometimes called white wolf, black wolf. The basic premise goes like this.

The Native American father says to his son: “There are two wolves inside of you, a white wolf and a black wolf and they’re always fighting.”

The son: which one wins?

The Father: The one you feed.

To give in to cravings, impulses, and reactions, is to be ruled by your brain. To master yourself requires that you level up to your best expectations.

But What About Our Feelings?

It’s normal to experience a feeling and then focus your mind on that feeling or emotion. To focus on it is to reinforce it. I order to change you need to reframe and reconstruct the force of habit to work for you, not against you.

Most feelings are just habits, If we don’t like the feeling, we can change the habit.

Adult Up

It’s time for the “Inner Child” to give way to the inner Adult.

Take you creativity, individuality and free spirit with you. It’s time to create the life you want as only you can.

Shallow people believe in luck and circumstance. Strong people believe in cause and affect.

As a child when I came out of the hospital from malnutrition from my mother one feeding me. My father would allow me to eat whatever I wanted, because he wanted me to be happy. I decided if I asked him for candy and a surgery drinks. I would always get it. I was not mature enough to make the best decisions for myself. It’s the same thing with our cravings and cavings.

To give up in to your cravings is to allow your lowest self- your physical elemental to rule. To give into your emotional whims, is to allow your animal self to determine your life and your happiness.

If people cannot see past their limitations they take them as truth.

Favor For A Purpose

Have you ever asked someone for a favor? From time to time, we all needs help from others. Favor from friends can be expected, but favor from a stranger is rare. There is favor from people, and there if favor from God – both are wanted.

Today I would like to write about God’s favor. God’s favor is for a purpose.

Last night when I was in bed I was praying to God and suddenly I heard my favor Is for a purpose. As I laid there thinking about this I realized. God grants favor and grace to those He can entrust with His purposes.

I never thought of it that way before. When things are going good for us. Do we think God is giving me favor so I can bless Him? What do you do to bless God (To Please Him).

When we are faithful in little, God can make us ruler over much. Your assignment has a purpose. God’s blessings and anointing are for a purpose- to bless others.

God loves us all the same, but His favor on our lives varies from person to person. We can co-operate with God for more.

What is Favor? What does favor do? How do you get favor with God? Let me try to give you a better idea.

Consider Mary in the Bible a highly favored one, the Lord is with her she has found favor with God, her favor was to become the mother of Jesus. She had Grace bestowed upon her. Because she was anointed for a purpose by God. To become the recipient of God’s goodwill.

The angel Gabriel said to Mary, “For you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30) There will only be one Mary, but wouldn’t you like that pronouncement on your life? “You have found favor with God.”

We loved to be liked by our peers and authorities over us. Favor makes for an easier life and fewer difficulties. In the terms of God’s kingdom, we want the King to like us and others to honor us.

Gabriel told Mary she was “blessed.” (Luke1:28) Which means to speak well of, praise, extol, bless abundantly. When God blesses people,He grants them favor and confers happiness upon them. By the way Jesus said to Bless those you curse you.

Favor Is Linked To Relationship

If we ask again, have you ever asked someone the question, “Could you do me a favor?” Generally, we ask a favor from close friends or those who we share a relationship.

No one expects much success when asking strangers for a favor. How many times do we come to the stranger called God and ask for a favor in times of a crisis? The level of favor you receive from people and from God is linked to the level of relationship you have.

Jesus Increased With Favor

“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and men.” (Luke 2:52) Luke’s narrative in character two describes Jesus, developing as a child, in wisdom and favor. Jesus is our model for Kingdom life on earth.

Favor is from the Greek word Charisma and means acceptable, benefit, favor, gift, Grace. It’s a gift, it’s Grace; it’s benefit from God. Jesus obtained acceptance and grace from God and men.

When we are working in God’s purpose we are favored by God and men so that we can do something for the King of the Universe.

Isn’t that the way you would like to spend your life “With Favor From God?” I know I sure would.

When You Don’t Fit In: The Value Of Being Different

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

It took me along time to learn that lesson. I have felt different all my life, a lot of it. Was wondering if I even belonged, on this earth or in the present time.

At school as a child no one wanted to be my friend. They said “I was weird, different than everyone else. I learned to like being by myself all the time. From that point on I was just labeled weird or sometimes strange.

I always had problems opening my locker in junior high school. Other students would make fun of me, It would hurt me deeply but it also confirmed to me that my mother was right.

I enjoyed english class, and language arts. I throughly enjoyed music almost every kind (except opera). I enjoyed nature. I didn’t make friends until my senior year in high school.

I knew I was different then and as I grew I realized what’s tremendous value it was,

Although being different is not a easy path, I now hold my differences as precious. I want to be me, not someone who has to fake that they are like everyone else. I did that years ago, I felt like I was in prison all the time, having to hold everything inside.

Being different is a connection and belonging.

I’ve shared experiences with people who know what it’s like to feel different, creative people, people with disabilities, recovering addicts and some others.

Though we don’t share the same characteristics the mutual understanding of what it’s like to be different connects us, powerfully.

I know what it’s liked to be judged because of who you are. I know what it’s like to feel like an outsider. I know what sits like to try and hide my differences to fit in.

When fitting in is the opposite of being yourself. It makes you sick inside.

What I craved was to belong. Where I was accepted despite or even because of my differences only then different human beings find their true belonging.

What we have in common easily trumps our differences

We have empathy built into our brains, we mirror neutrons which means that we hear someone tell a moving story and we all feel what every one feels.

People who are different all want to be understood. Science has proven that we are instinctively more alike than different.

My differences are a source of motivation

Looking back on the life choices I have made. I can see in my life when it was hard as hell, but I never gave up, I’ve always helped people who were down because I knew what that felt like.

Even when I took too many pills to try and end my life or prayed to God to not let me wake up, I was in a place where I wanted to give up. When you tempt the Devil as many times as I have and your still alive, you have a big purpose in life to fulfill. But, don’t try what I need to find out if you have a purpose. It was a huge mistake what I did,nand is not safe.

Yes, I am different but I’ve realized I’m different in a good way.

Being different is creative. As I began to take more pride in what made me different. I began to research other people who went against the norms.

I’ve discovered that artists, innovators and other people who changed the world. They often felt excluded from the popular kids group at school.

They had the courage and resilience to put their ideas

They had the courage to take the risk of being judged, and the resilience to try again when they were. Some made it big in their case of creativity that rooted in differences.

You, too have value hidden in your differences

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Though we may never escaped all judgement, we can learn to value our own unique perspective. At least we can stop judging ourselves.

The Father Of Lies

Don’t allow the enemy to strategize against you. Overcome and destroy his strategies through prayer. The main tactic of the enemy is deception. Satan is a liar and the father of lies.

God’s word will expose his tactics to you. God is light and His word is light. We must beware of the hosts of lying and deceiving spirits that work under the authority of Satan. These spirits cause delusion, lying, seducing, blinding, error, and guile.

We must call on God’s name, so He will strip away the power from these deceived spirits and cause our eyes to be opened. Pray that your enemies will be scattered, confused, exposed, and destroyed.

Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Our thoughts and the way we shape them determine the kind of life we lead. Our life can be happy, just satisfactory, or really sad based on the nature of our thoughts.

Accommodating only positive thoughts and emotions can set up your life for a happier existence.

Being happy and optimistic will generate a feeling of energy in your body, which will make us more content with ourselves and our surroundings and give out positive vibes.

When you are happy, your blood and circulation supply increases which is healthy for our organs. The willingness to change our thoughts and pull down and stop us from leaving our bed will not only, jump into action and make sure we stand on our feet, and will have a positive effect on our health too.

Our thoughts and attitude can enable us to do things we never thought could be done. I never thought I would be whole and happy 5 years ago. But here I a slaying it. We only need to have the desire and willingness to improve our lives.

Our brains are powerful and is able to change our thoughts, but it takes training, it will not change overnight. But it can change its thinking power if we decide to change our minds and change our lives.

Our thoughts drive our attitudes and that can determine the kind of lives we will lead in the world.

The fact that your actions and attitudes define our values and exists in your mind.

To be fully satisfied with your life, you must make the best of everything in your possession. Don’t stay fixed on your negative thoughts and think of things you should have.

We cannot have a perfect life, it’s not possible in the world as it is. We must learn to ignore all the imperfections ad negativity you come to witness in your routine. You can learn to find perfection in everything you find imperfect.

Change your mind to change your life and have more purity in your thoughts. If your thoughts are positive then your life will be too.

Stop yourself from feeling irritated when people react differently to how you want them to respond. Rather than demanding change and then angry about it, the best thing you can do is change yourself.

I used to get so upset and stressed by every little thing (even someone not picking up the right stuff at the grocery store.) it was driving me insane. I began to ask myself “does it really even matter?) usually it didn’t matter, I could not control it, so why stress over it.

You can change your thoughts and attitudes and try to adjust with the people or situations you do not agree with. Do not think you can change the world because only thing you have power over is your mind.

Reflect on your life, everyday

Every morning wake up and take some time to reflect on what your grateful for in your life. Try spending 15-30 minutes on yourself every morning.

When reflecting on the positive you mind fixates on all the good things that happens to you on a daily basis.

Be thankful for life, God breathed life into you another day.

Be grateful you had a great talk with a co-worker or friend. Be grateful you have gotten to help someone today.

We must see all the positives that happen in our life during the day.

Focus on the positive instead of the negative. When I negative enters your mind change it to a positive thought. “I ran out of gas today, but I had a chance to make a friend.”

Fill your heart with positives and there will be no time for negatives.

When you wake up in the morning have a attitude that your going to happy all day.

We all have a responsibility to change our life and stay happy.