The Quality You Control

Your thoughts determine your quality of life.

It sounds reasonable, right?

What are your thoughts? What about the quality of the product?

The best way to answer this question, I think, is by assessing our own lives. We are in a place that is physically, mentally, spiritually and financially challenging. Where do you reside? Do you live where you want? What's the balance of your bank account? How much money do you have? What's the state of your health? Would you please do 20 push-ups? What's the state of your spiritual connection? How do you feel?

You can get a good idea of the quality of the thoughts you've had in recent years, or even for the whole of your life.

You need to alter your thought patterns and change your thinking if you wish to improve your quality of life.

It sounds logical, but how can it be?

You must first be willing to commit to a few tasks and stick to them. This is going to take effort. You will reap what you have sown. What you put into life is what you get out of it. If you don't want to change your habits, you can stop reading and search online for the next $97 set of CDs that promises to "transform your entire life within 14 days" without you having to leave your couch. Let me know what you think.

What can you do? You can do something right away that will make you feel better and you can also start feeling better.

Love is in the air!

No one who knows me will ever call me a hippie, a tree hugger or a love child. But most people who know me say that I totally get the LOVE thing.

Jesus Christ is, in my view, the greatest teacher ever. Jesus' message on love was pretty clear. He said to love God, yourself, your neighbor, and your enemies. You're right, that pretty much covers everything. How does it work?

The higher source in your life may be called God, the universe, Source energy, your Higher self, or anything else. Love it no matter what you call it. You are well-provided for and your Higher Source wishes your life to be rich in every way. You are filled with the Source. Live your life with gratitude for this incredible truth.

Love yourself. Trust yourself and believe that you were made in the image and likeness of God. You are perfect, and you exist to be the best version of yourself that can ever live. Never, ever try to be someone else. Embrace your uniqueness and don't imitate anyone. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said "insist upon yourself". Love yourself, I say!

You should love your neighbor just as much as yourself. This should not be limited to those who live closest to you. I believe it means pretty much anyone you interact with, or come in contact with. Just love people!

Next up, the hard one... Love your enemies.

This last question is where I believe we can begin to evaluate an important part of the ideal of quality of thought which is a sticking-point for many people discordtree.com.

It's not easy to love your enemy. There are people and things in your life you don't care for. You probably hate some of them. While it may seem reasonable to hate someone or something that doesn't serve your best interests, consider the quality of such thinking.

When you take that path, don't you feel hatred and anger?

Who are you really hurting when you harbor bitterness or resentment? You are causing the most harm to whom? Who pays the price for your hatred?

You are the answer.

By allowing yourself to be influenced by thoughts of discord, you are affecting your quality of life in a negative way. Hatred kills. It kills you from the inside. It destroys creativity and dreams.

What about LOVE instead?

Mike, you have no idea what that person has done to me. You don't understand what this person is REALLY like "..., no I don't. But I know that thoughts that are born out of hatred or discord are harmful to you, and the life you live right now.

You cannot change those who have hurt you. You cannot change what has happened because of them. However, you CAN change your own mind. You CAN change your mind. You can take charge of your ideals. That's what I suggest you do.

Listen to your thoughts for 5-10 minutes every day. Count how many are negative or based on discord. You may be surprised at how many things you dislike. Even if you think they're bad.

Over the next few days, begin to consider ways you can change these negative thoughts into positive ones. Concentrate on the ability to control your thoughts and start to form them in the way that you want.

If you hate something, such as fighting with someone. Imagine harmony and think about how much peace you value. Concentrate your energy on that person. Take the high road; the positive path, if you like. See how much more pleasant it is to approach life from this perspective. You will start to manifest more peace opportunities than conflict.

It will take some practice. It takes commitment, desire to improve and persistence. Keep at it. You will reap the benefits of this exercise, as you would if you were to lift weights every day. Take it seriously!

Please feel free to share your comments. Come back to let me know what you think.

As we tune into love, here's to us all getting to the place where we can manifest miracles in our life.

Mike is an author and limitless thinker who is passionate about helping people achieve success.
He has worked in sales for 23 years, and he has led numerous seminars, training sessions and retreats. He has also done motivational speeches and success coaching.
Mike is an avid sports fan who loves movies, music, and comedy.
He has two beautiful children and a wife who is his soulmate. They now call the beautiful state of California their home.