Please, sit still!!!!

How can we renew our minds?  Our mind is so unique as ourselves because it contains our bare essence.  We can cover up flaws we may have in our bodies dressing a particular way, or we may diet,  or even have plastic surgery done so we can fix whatever it is that we think is wrong with ourselves. Yet our minds can not undergo any plastic surgery, we are what we are and none other than ourselves can change that. 

The wise man who wrote “..be transformed by the renewing of our minds” in Romans 12:2 was totally right when he put together these two powerful words  “transformed and renewed”.  We can absolutely change our ways when we bring into the picture new concepts and mental structures and feel different about ourselves and the world that surrounds us. 

If this is so, why do we always want to stay where we are?  You know what, because we’re darn lazy!  We don’t want to be transformed because we just might want to do something about it.   A great way to renew our minds is to ask ourselves questions.  Not any type of questions, but those who may transform  how we feel about mostly everything that makes up our lives.  

Benjamin Franklin would reflect on his day when he settled to rest at the end of it.  He would think in ways he could improve himself and would live abiding some very specific principles he had set for himself.  He was a hyperactive being and constantly transformed himself through the renewal of his mind.  No wonder he invented so many things, became of self made man and so many other incredible things.  Taking on his technique about reflecting or meditating or whatever you want to call it is not such a bad idea after all because it doesn’t let us fall into our comfort zones, where everything is black and white with no shadows in between.  Have you been around a child that is always moving?  If so, you probably know that it bothers most people.  These children usually hear more than they should, “Would you please sit still.”.  That’s what we do when we become adults, we sit still in body and soul.  Our thoughts also sit still, we don’t want to move or change because that’s what we would were told to do.

Life is about shadows...not everything can be categorized into tiny or large boxes.  We have to be able to cope and improve ourselves doing just that.  Reflecting on ourselves and not focusing on how others should improve.  We’re great doing precisely that, telling those who surround us close and afar how they should live their lives.  Stop!!!!! Let’s look at ourselves for one minute and learn how we can change our minds to become transformed in a world that desperately needs transformation.

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