I have not posted much over the past week or so. I have been feeling very depressed, worried, scared.But things are turning around, so I am starting to feel better. A little time, a little peace, and a lot of prayer and I will feel like myself again.
Yesterday, the pastor at my church talked about how thinking affects what we do and who we are. And after church, I went to lunch with my mother and sister. Mom had some shrimp with pineapple on top.
As I was driving home afterwards, I thought, 'I would never order that shrimp dish. I don't like pineaple.'
But I ate fresh pineapple once, and I did like it. I might not care for canned pineapple, but I can't make a blanket statement that I don't like any pineapple.
So why do I still think I don't like it? Habit. I need to break the habit of reflexively thinking I don't like pineapple. And I need to break the habit of thinking poorly about myself, and focusing on the down side.
I need to set aside what happened in the past, and look forward, at what I can do, and not worry about what I can't do.
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