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The Bi-Polarity of Our Thoughts...and what to do about it

by Rick Baker
On Aug 27, 2015

Thoughts range from the sublime to the hideous, from blissful to terrifying.

Thoughts range from tiny and fleeting to all-consuming and ground-breaking.

Thoughts range from inspiring to spirit-crushing.

Thoughts could be placed on a Plus-Minus Scale...the negative thoughts being at one end of the scale and the positive thoughts being at the other end, with neutral/blasé thoughts in the middle.

If we spend the time to place our thoughts on a Plus-Minus Scale then we would see visible proof that thoughts tend to be bi-polar. Many thoughts would be classed as positive or negative and few thoughts would be classed as 'neutral'. That is, we would see the bi-polarity of our thoughts.

Our thoughts tend to flip from positive to negative...with negative thoughts outnumbering the positive thoughts.

Of course, to do this thought-sorting exercise we would have to define positive thoughts, negative thoughts, and neutral/blasé thoughts.

A recommendation for sorting thoughts...

  • positive thoughts align with long-term goals & purpose [accompanied by positive, energizing feelings...for example - 'building' thoughts]
  • negative thoughts no not align with long-term goals & purpose [accompanied by negative, de-energizing feelings...for example - worries]
  • neutral/blasé thoughts...not tested against goals or purpose [accompanied by no clear feelings...for example - daydreams]

The problem with our bi-polarity of thoughts: Left to perform without controls, our minds are free to ride on thought [and emotion] roller-coasters...essentially, without our help our minds multi-task or task-slice their way through an endless stream of thought ups and downs...with the downs outnumbering the ups…chewing up our energy and our attitude.

The solution to reduce our bi-polarity of thoughts: Believe you have the ability to choose your thoughts...then, make a life-long practice of honing that thought-mastery skill.

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