We Think in Pictures|Images,
when I say "Black Cat" you don't see the letters #B-L-A-C-K #C-A-T in your mind but you see the IMAGE of a black cat. It is from
these images in our ''thought world" that instructions are sent in real
world for us to act – and work on routinely daily.
Human mind process three kinds of images, Past (memory), Future (dreams) and Present (what we see right
now). Very often our mind mixes up images of the past, present and future as it
sends instruction for action. Why is it that when you have been bitten by snake
before, you ran scared at a leaf touch? The reason is, your mind plays past image in the present and
you see a snake where there is a leaf hence the instruction to run.
Successful people have learnt to fill their mind with
images of what they DESIRE to see
instead of what they DREAD. The
reason is very simple, as builders use drawings to construct a building, we use mental images in our minds to build
our life – one instruction at a time. A great teacher once said, it is not
possible to think and visualize failure and produce success.
Getrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the
English Channel in 1926 (21miles – France
to England) said when she got tired, she began to visualize herself driving the brand new car (the prize) until she
arrived across the other side. Any good athlete coach will tell you that no
amount of training is able to overcome a defeated image in the mind of the
athlete.
Most of us don't like to hear this, but the life we
have today is created by the image we had in the past about our self and our
interaction with the world. We are creating right now our future based on the
image we currently hold.
We turn down (and in many cases
we don't
see)
– opportunities that are not in line with the image we hold. If you are not
looking for a 'car dealership' you will not see (pay attention to) a huge sign
before you directing people to the dealership yard.
The moment you plant an idea, an image, a dream in
your mind (heart) – step out into the world and you will begin to see
opportunities that will lead your way to creating exactly that which YOU SEE.
This is why King David once said two of the most quoted
and noble statement in the world:
[1] "As man
think in his heart, so is he" i.e. you become the image you have about
you
{||Prov 23:7}
{||Prov 23:7}
[2] "Guard
your heart with all diligence for it is the source life" i.e. your
projects, books etc
{||Prov 4:23}
{||Prov 4:23}
If I were you, I will control what I allow to build
mental images about me and my world. Who do you listen and believe? Remove
yourself from the environment and presence of people who discourage or create
bad images about you and your world. Retrieve images you have about you and
your world and whatever is not what you desire, delete and upload new ones
right now!
So, what does this mean to all of us?
1. Scrutinize the IMAGE
you have about YOUSELF,
and YOUR FUTURE, do you like what you see?
2. Create, build, cut from magazine, download from
Internet IMAGES of the LIFE you want to have
3. Put these images before your eyes DAILY and every
moment
possible – seeing yourself in them "as if"
4. If you can master eMotions as you imagine yourself
in line with
these images, the faster the creation
5. Pay attention to instruction you get daily – especially
those which
draws you away from your comfort zone
Tim Kyara
ePastor|Hekima Consultant
Light and Salt to the World: www.light2mypath.blogspot.com
Financial Freedom Fighter: www.timkyara.blogspot.com
