Keep on thinking beautiful; with thoughts we create the world.

There is no doubt that how a person thinks is who they may become. Perched in negative thoughts, we diminish our potential and the potential of others. Our thoughts, whether big or small, have the power to shape and define us. They impacts our ideals, our actions and our outcomes. They affect how we see and respond to the world. This may sound like a strange question but, "What does it take to keep on thinking "beautiful thoughts?" Well, I guess that we need to define "beautiful".

Things that bring delight to the senses, the heart and the mind are beautiful. That encompasses practically everything that we will see, hear, taste, touch or feel with our hearts. And through the lens of beautiful we will give greater value to all of those things. Giving value to those "beautiful" things will also mean that we will be more passionate about preserving those things which brings us such profound satisfaction and joy. Family, friends, nature, time alone, time with others, good health, great relationships, being the best we can be, for ourselves and others. The list goes on and on. There is no limit to how much "beautiful" we have all been given in our lives. Gratitude, now there's another thing to add to the list of beautiful!

Beautiful things deserve our attention. They deserve to be cultivated. Our thoughts need our attention too. We can give room to the beautiful, or, we can too often get caught giving far too much space to the negatives. What if? Why me? That's not fair! I don't like it when.... When will I...? Our thoughts have alot of power over us. The way that we feel will also inevitably affect those around us. We do not have to give room to negative thoughts. In fact, they must have permission to enter into our minds, and we're the ones that give it. If we have thoughts that seem to be entering in that don't serve us well, then we should consider re-visiting where they came from and how we can bid them farewell. What will that take? Perhaps we will need some time to sit down and examine ourselves more closely and honestly. We all need to do that from time to time.

How can we turn those thoughts into "beautiful"?. After all, beautiful can change the world. Beautiful will be the difference between feeling defeated and empowered. It will be the difference between believing that one person can make a difference. It will be the step that saves a relationship between a parent and a child or a husband and wife. Beautiful will help us to journey healthily through grief, sickness and the many realities of our broken world. Beautiful will give us the courage to stand for something or someone instead of falling for everything, or worse yet, doing nothing at all. Courage, hope, trust, determination and every other small bold step that we take hold are all truly beautiful.

Having beautiful thoughts just means that we choose what we put into our minds, how we will process it and how we will act on it. How many of us would like to live to our fullest potential, immersed in a profound sense that we matter and that our lives can make a difference to others? Think on those things that are beautiful. They will surely inspire you to transform your mind, your heart and your soul. The blessings that will follow will be far beyond your imagination. Now that's a beautiful thought!