Do you have chores that you dislike? Any chores you do quickly, even mindlessly, or some chores that you actually enjoy? I think cooking falls into my category of dislike. Like most chores, it is a regular occurring function that requires cooking time, preparation time, and shopping skills to be completed. It is almost annoying that we need to eat regularly and that a onetime dose doesn’t suffice.
I have realized that to create the habit of positive thinking also requires regular “feeding” times as well. A one time convention of the latest motivation speaker may last a few days before our old habits force their way into our thinking. A positive thinking book may last a day giving us a fresh point of view to our problems, but old ways creep back into place. This is why I believe that if you want long lasting changes in your thinking and decision making habits then you have to feed yourself regularly. Daily at the least. Multiple times a day to break negative thinking quicker.
I am discovering more about myself by reading Norman Vincent Peale books. I have started one today that was published in 1984. Just reading a chapter a day gives me plenty on which to reflect. I enjoy all his anecdotes since he had personally met so many people and helped thousands more. He even gives “recipes” to help me learn how to feed myself. Last week I worked on fear and this week I am learning how scattered thinking is keeping me from producing the results I want.
Regularly feeding your mind nutritious “food” may seem like a chore. But just as some of the chores you do routinely out of habit, learning positive thinking skills will become something you do as naturally as eating.
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