DISCIPLINE YOUR MIND TO THINK RIGHT

ADEOYE FOLASHADE A.OY/ 13C /1177

As youths, there is no doubt that we all want to make something good out of our lives and be a major contributor towards the building of our nation Nigeria.  We want to see certain things change, because it is no longer news that there is a lot of Negativity around us.  The question here is; are we going to let our environment hand us scripts of how we should live our lives? OR are we going to wake up from our slumber and begin to rescript our lives so that on the long run we will be the change that we have been hoping to see.  

There is not much that can be achieved, if one decides to try to solve the problems of even those in your neighbourhood, talk more of trying to solve the problem of a nation as large as ours. I realised that the best one can do is to discipline one’s mind to think right for creativity, because that’s the only way that can guarantee that you will be a solution to some of the problems that this generation is facing.  To discipline your mind to think right means to consciously decide on the kind of things that you think about and dwell on. That is keeping the right thoughts playing in your head at all times. Deciding to think right is not enough, see it through that you live a principle centred life.  I must point out that whatever you are going to become starts in your mind, and is tied to the things that you think about. Not thinking right is equivalent to planning to live a mediocre or average life when you have been designed to be extraordinary.

Your dreams and visions are first conceived in your mind, therefore you must be careful not to cloud your mind with a lot of garbage (such us contempt, anger, frustration, disappointment and the likes.). You must understand that this kind of feelings bring about negative energy that will render you unproductive. Thus, it is important that you get rid of your garbage truck because you need a clear and healthy mind to set goals for your future.

Another step you have to take in re- orientating yourself, is to learn to love yourself. You must begin to acknowledge the fact that you are special and that there is only one of you. I suggest that you stop wallowing in low self-esteem. Here is the way out, change how you feel about yourself and start believing in yourself. The Domino-effect of that is; your internal diaologue becomes positive regardless of what’s going on around you. Make a conscious decision today to change your thinking, to love yourself, and also to get rid of you garbage truck and your mind will become a platform for creativity.

“As a man thinketh in is heart so is he”. If you start thinking that you are beautiful, smart, creative, multi-talented, valuable, loveable, a good team player, an exceptional person…… then that’s who you are. I think you are the most valuable person and you have a lot of potentials, the only limiting factor is your thought process. Make a conscious decision to discipline your mind to think right and you will be on your path to fulfilment.