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.
Great site to check on: Image credit: Sit Illustration The Meditation Cartoon Book ( http://sitillustrated.com/)