You can’t to look anywhere but forward if you
must win the race of life. Selah.
Happy
weekend to you. I do hope the weekend is treating you real good. A thought entered
my head recently that blew my mind and made me scream out and this was what I
thought about: the difference between the angle of
elevation and the angle of depression
is not what is happening around you but what
direction you choose to look at. There are things that elevate your spirit
when you look at them and there are things that depress you when you look at
them. What does this mean? What you look at with your physical eyes, but most
especially with your mind’s eye is very
important. Today, I’ll like to focus on what you look at with your mind’s
eye. So, here are four things you should not be looking at with your mind’s eye
and why.
#1- The Past
The past
represents everything good, bad and ugly that happened to you or people around
you all through time before now. Yesterday is not and will never be today. When
all you look at in your mind’s eyes is the unpleasant past it kills your hope
for a brighter day, spoils the joy you would have experienced today, and makes
you reactive, instead of proactive. Even if the past was very beautiful and
blissful, looking at it constantly and wishing you could go back to yesterday
is not a proactive thought. As much as we try, we can’t rewind or bring back
yesteryears. Looking at how great we looked formally or the wonderful
achievements of the past is supposed to be applied to people who are dead and
gone while making a tribute to them. You have a future ahead of you and your
present life to deal with; look forward.
#2 – Your Mistakes
No one
deliberately sets out to make mistakes. And even though we sometimes wish we never
made the mistakes we made, mistakes are a useful part of the school called
life. If you ever have to look at your mistakes, glance at it briefly (glance,
not look) to take corrections from it and dump it where it should be-buried
with the past. You know why? Focusing on the mistakes you made kills your boldness
and will to try again. Take a cue from babies learning to walk: even though
they fell yesterday, it doesn’t stop them from trying to walk or run again
today.
#3- The Chaos Around You
These
days we hear a lot of terrible and incredible stories of what people do and
what happens to people around us and you will agree with me that these stories
sometimes leaves us with goose bumps. In fact, turn up any news channel and the
ratio of bad news to good news is quite high. Even with regards to marriage,
the gory tales of happenings in marriages as well as the alarming divorce rate
is quite depressing. Now I’m not saying turn a deaf ear or stop watching the
news but such things are not things you should internalize and stare at
continually in your mind. They will only depress you and drain the batteries of
your zest for life plus turn you into a cynic, a pessimist and a faithless
person.
#4 – The Mountains Before You
By “mountains”
I mean challenges; those “what ifs” and difficulties that confront you on the
way to achieving your dreams, visions and aspirations. If you’re a goal getter
and a vision-chaser like me, then you understand what I mean when I say
mountains. Take note of them yes, but not as obstacles or problems; take note
of them as challenges that you will surely overcome. The mountains before you
are not supposed to form the focus in your mind’s eye; finding the solution to
them is supposed to form your focus.
Why Shouldn’t I Look at these
Four Things???
It’s
simple: these four things are all angles of depression that if you continually
stare at them will land you into depression puncture your faith and prevent you
from winning in life. Before the aeroplane was made, men never believed it was
possible. Before Mount Everest was first climbed by Edmund Hillary from New
Zealand and Tenzing Norgay from Nepal, people believed it was impossible. No one wins a race by running and looking backwards
or looking down below; they win it by looking forward, keeping their eyes on
the finish line and running. Another direction you need to look at is “upwards”.
It is the angle of elevation that will eventually elevate you. Psalm 121:1-2
says “I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help
comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth.”
Miracles still happen, we all
need help. What you look at in your mind’s eye affects you and your life seriously.
Do a soul-check today and reposition your mind’s eyes. Xoxo. Have a sweet week
ahead.
P:S Are you at a crossroad? Do you need
advice or counsel on lady issues, relationship matters and life in
general? E-mail me on graceyokoye@yahoo.com and I’ll be glad to help.
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