Your Mind is a Treasure Chest

What treasures are you keeping in your treasure chest? Your mental treasure chest?

Are they something valuable and helpful to you. Will these treasures be something you want to pass on to your children and future generations?

We lived in a century old brick house while the kids grew up. In the attic, the former owners left an old trunk…filled with treasures from days of yore. No expensive treasures, mostly vintage picture albums and pictures of people no one knew or remembered. Was kind of sad in a way…forgotten memories that no one was interested in anymore.

Sometimes we might need to or want to do a mental refresh, a housecleaning of sorts. Seeing what’s in our mind’s attic or basement that’s no longer benefitting us…might need to be tossed or given away. Old habits, old responsibilities no longer yours to deal with, old resentments, anger, jealousies to be removed. Get that treasure chest cleaned out so new sparkly treasures can be stored there…thankfulness, good memories, forgiveness, happy times, new friendships and adventures…things you want to savor and pass on.

Nothing wrong with the treasure chest, it may be old, but it’s still good. Just needs to be revamped with better treasures.

Venture into the attic of your mind. Look at the treasures stored. Make some good decisions and move ahead.

Beauty Makes You Feel Good!

Have you ever noticed when you look at something you really like it makes you feel good?

I think God made us that way because it infuses us with power and strength just by looking at something beautiful. It actually energizes you!

Have we shut ourselves down under a form of denial…self denial or stoicism where we prevent ourselves or will not allow ourselves to look at and enjoy what God has made for us, and placed around us?

I think it honors God when we notice and appreciate and are grateful for the beautiful things in life he has given to us and placed around us to enjoy.

It’s not a form of pride, but like we as parents are happy when our children enjoy what we’ve given and have picked out for them, that’s the same way God is with us.

Don’t be afraid to notice and enjoy the beauty around you. Because really you are noticing and enjoying God, and that makes him happy!

Become Ye Thankful

Every single day become thankful for something.

Big or small, large or insignificant….there is stuff in everyone’s life and work to be thankful for.

Sometimes it’s buried under layers of care, concern, fear, and plain old bad circumstances. These anchor us down, sap our energy and deplete our strength. …steal our joy and peace of mind.

Thoughts might say…. ‘stay concerned’ or ‘stay serious’….but too much of that is not good for us.

When you start to feel heavy and pressed down with cares, make yourself think of one good thing….and say thank you.

See the better person you are becoming.

Thanking is an automatic stress reliever, it will change your outlook on life, you will be more helpful to others.

Thanking gets our thinking off ourselves.

What is one ‘thankful think’ I can do today?

I will have two ‘thankful thinks’ tomorrow.