The Power of the Mind

The blessing of being human is the fact that we have a consciousness. Unlike animals, we have the ability to choose and to act upon our free will. Animals do not have free will. A horse cannot become a painter or violinist anymore than a rose can choose to become a tulip. A tree is rooted to where its seeds have been planted. If ants wish to invade the tree, there is little the tree can do. And even a horse, if a man wishes to tame a horse and breaks its will to be free, he can. Man has dominion over the land and in the end, in spite of the horses wild and free nature, man can do what he wishes to the horse including killing it if he chooses to do so.

The human mind is not stuck inside its skull like the tree is rooted to the ground that supports it. Our mind is NOT like the horse, in that, ultimately there will be a force greater than our own that can control it. Although adult abuse survivors may feel they are being controlled by others, the truth is, it is only the belief that others can control them that is holding them back.

The mind IS like a horse and a tree in that it can get stuck and run wildly at the same time. Adult abuse survivors feel like their minds are running all over the place while their bodies, spirits, relationships, careers and alike make them feel stuck. We are vacuum sealed wild spirits who have been enslaved by the abusive and dysfunctional beliefs created by others that have been stored in the subconscious mind.

The only way out is by going within.

You are the horse and you are the rider as well. And in addition, you are the consciousness wishing to learn how to tame the horse that is your mind. You are everything and everything is you.

Today, consider the power you hold within you to be able to tame your thoughts, confront your beliefs, and direct your life where you wish it to go.

Coming face to face with the enormous power we have over our lives can be overwhelming and especially after a life lived believing we were powerless to the will of others.

Change does not come in one giant step. Like learning to talk, we make the sounds 'da da' and 'ma ma' first. Tame one thought--tame one emotion--tame one belief today and you are on your way to being able to claim and even say, I Am 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious', which means, 'I Am extraordinarily good'.

And you are Dear One...you truly are.