What is thinking?

According to Merriam Webster's website http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thinking -> thinking is "the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts." So, thinking is important in that thinking is provoked by using your mind to create thoughts. Using your mind is something that should be done a lot each day to create thoughts of your pleasing. We should have thoughts that are pleasures to us; because what we delight in will help us to create more thoughts that we delight in. Your thinking should be what you choose; because this is your body. So, when we think we give our bodies a boost.

Thinking should be beautiful, powerful and interesting. Beautiful is like an image of a beautiful vacation. Powerful is like using strong words in that your words remain firm no matter what happens. Interesting is like using fascinating words to describe your living. So, what I am saying is to have thinking that entertains you. Entertain yourself; because no one will want you around if you do not entertain you first.

We should not have thoughts that are against us; that are only because someone told us something negative. Negative thoughts will come; because we are human beings. Sometimes we have to think negative to succeed. For instance, sometimes we know that we do not have enough money to buy something; but if we would say I will have more money soon since I am progressing in life. I know that we are surrounded by negativity; because there are a lot of organizations that are against or are fighting for a cause. However, we should not let that shape us into being a person of negativity. I am not saying that you should be against society. What I am saying is that we should be positive about life in general. Shape your thinking into thinking that which provokes change within you. Provoking change within you could be purposely thinking that you will have more money in the future since you are progressing in life. Then this purposeful thinking will cause you to progress even more in life your life. I have noticed that when I purposely think about what I wanted that I become greater than I wanted to become; because I purposely thought that I would think positive about my life being like I wanted it to be. I have done better than I ever imagined. I never thought that I would be bold enough to be writing this book for the world to see.

Using your mind to create thoughts can be challenging when you think about beauty, power and entertainment. The beauty that you have from thinking can be challenging; because your thoughts seem difficult in that the images that you see make you wonder how you will obtain them. The power that you have is thoughts or words that show your ability to think through difficult times. The entertainment that you give to yourself is having a fun life or life of amusement. When we see our own beauty, our own power and entertain ourselves we can then be someone whom others use as an example. So, creating thoughts of your pleasing is to give yourself enjoyment on a level of inner beauty. Pleasant thoughts are really thoughts that you prove to yourself to be those that are something that you can think about because you are agreeing with who you have become. Pleasant thoughts remind me that I have to want to have pleasant thoughts because of what I have accomplished. Sometimes it is difficult to have pleasant thoughts; because we cannot comprehend our own thinking or power that we have within.

According to Merriam Webster's website http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehension -> comprehension is "the act or action of grasping with the intellect or understanding." So, comprehension is to understand ourselves -> whether comprehension is our own thinking or the power that we have on the inside. When we release our thinking the power that we have on the inside will come to the outside; because our words will be very firm. Firm words will exemplify to ourselves that we have integrity.

What we think about is the story we tell to others on paper and in person. The story that we tell to others shows where our thinking is. So, I personally think that we show our intelligence when we show where our thinking is; because this shows our perspective of life. Our viewpoint of life should be that of firm integrity; because honesty will show your loved ones that you are dependable. Then when we are reliable others will trust us like they trust a piece a paper to be able to written on. So, I am saying that a good perspective of life should be something that others and you can depend on in that your life shows others your reliability.

Thinking is really us summarizing life or giving our opinion of life. Summarizing life happens when we think about what is happening and then briefly describe it. Giving our opinion is like telling someone that this is your outlook on life. So, summarizing life or giving our opinion of life is important in that others will know your outlook or viewpoint. Also, this allows someone else who is intelligent to take a good look at you and know who you are and where you are going. Your attitude will also sum up your life. Therefore, we should be careful what we speak about; because this shows or tells others a lot about us.

I believe that thinking should be a harmonious melody; because thinking is when we have ideas that come together that make our own personal song of reality. A song of reality could be like the Disney Cinderella says, "They can't order me to stop dreaming." So, what I am saying is that thinking is a place that only you know about; and that everyone has a song that they sing to help them in their thinking. No one can hinder your song of reality; especially when you are so involved with living that your song overpowers you with joy. However, sometimes we need to make our own song that only we can enjoy since our song of reality is what we have known and lived. Thinking is beautiful when we allow our song of reality to take us to a state where we release our thoughts to come to a better understanding. A better understanding about life comes a lot easier when we release and continue singing our song of reality. Sometimes I listen to the song Chariots of Fire (because I love this song a lot) and add words to the song by summarizing to myself what I am living; and this gives me great joy in that I am thinking intelligently about what I am living. When you summarize what you are living sometimes it takes a lot of thinking; because if you are living something that is very complex summarizing it can be complex. However, I have learned a lot from listening to the song and then adding words to the song by summarizing what I am living. I think that this has made me more intelligent when I do this. The positive aspect when focusing on your personal song is really similar to a mental state that has a lot of glory. So, what I am saying is for you to find a song that you really like and then add words according to what you are living and then you will find yourself very happy. What I am really also saying is that your mindset has a lot to do with your happiness; because your mindset is your personal thinking about life. When we do things that make us happy our mindset will change to that of seeing the positive aspect regarding what we are living. A lot of people say that seeing the positive aspect regarding anything that you live is a good thing; because most people like to be around someone who has positive characteristics or has a positive outlook on life.

I think that your thinking should be superior; because thinking explains the quality of you. Your thinking tells others that whom they see on the outside is the same person on the inside. So, remember that your spoken words will remain with you and those you talk to. What I am saying is be careful of your words; because they will either haunt you or empower you. When your words haunt you the words that you have spoken are usually harsh words. When your words empower you they will be words of encouragement to others. Others will easily believe in you when most of your spoken words are words of encouragement.

Thinking comes easy when we see a glow on the inside. A glow could be seen as having a better understanding about what you are currently experiencing. The glow that we see on the inside will naturally come to the outside when we are able to grasp or have an awareness regarding our experiences. Awareness could be finally learning that your challenging thoughts are or living is showing you that your thinking is complicated. Therefore, you realize that you need to put your thoughts on paper to have a better understanding. I have written down my thoughts on paper to have a better understanding; and this book is a very good example of me writing down my thoughts. Sometimes there is great clarity when we write down our thoughts.

Thinking can be challenging when we change from negativity to positivy.

Barissa Rodgers

What are beliefs?

According to Merriam Webster's website http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beliefs -> the definition of belief is "a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing." Each day we have many beliefs; because when we go to the bank we trust the teller to tell us the truth about our accounts, we trust the store and the cashier in a store to charge us the correct amount, we trust the computer programmers to put correct information in the computers, etc. So, what I am saying is since we have so many beliefs each day there should not be a problem with trusting in yourself to accomplish whatsoever is necessary to be the person that you have been afraid to be. Trust can overpower fear when we realize what we are trying to accomplish is much greater than fear. I personally know that what we are trying to accomplish for a better future is much greater than any fear that we might have on the inside. When we wholeheartedly focus on what we hope to accomplish no one can hinder us from our hopes; and when we have a wholeheartedly focus each day then we can accomplish that which we hope for.

Beliefs are to know and trust yourself; because of past experiences. Past experiences that show us who we truly are -> for instance, when working on your job you are known as someone who is very honest and diligent. Your past experiences are a reflection or image of exactly who you are; therefore, this is no different from looking at yourself in the mirror.

When we have beliefs in others this helps us learn how to trust. For instance, when we trust a professor to give us the grade that we deserve we can then trust ourselves more; because we were graded according to how we applied our knowledge. So, the more trust that we have in our lives will mean that we will have more trust for ourselves. More trust equals more happiness. More happiness means that we are confident in ourselves.

Beliefs are no different from looking in the mirror and expecting an image of yourself in that you trust the mirror to give you an image of what you really look like. You should place the same trust in yourself. You should trust yourself to give you a pleasing image of yourself at all times no matter what happens in your life. The trust that you have in yourself should be very authentic in that the way that you treat yourself you will treat others the same way.

Your beliefs broaden your knowledge in that what we have confidence or trust in we sometimes mock. We learn from others how to be; however, those whom we have the most confidence in we try to pattern ourselves behind them. So, our beliefs shape us into being someone with great confidence in that we are changing according to the ones we have the most confidence in. What I am saying is that we place a lot of confidence in others in that we learn a lot from others. So, some people learn better from the younger generation than from someone older. For instance, a younger child can teach an older adult how to send text messages using text message abbreviations.

Beliefs happen when you put your trust in someone like a professor. For instance, you believe that your professor will teach you the knowledge that you need to excel in life. So, when the professor is a great example of doing very well in life in his or her teachings you will want to follow their teachings. The teachings that this type of professor will give you will stay with you for a long time. I have had wonderful professors; however, some stick with you more than others in that there are some that really know what they are talking about and they live what they teach. Now, those are the professors that I remember and those are the ones that I want to be like. I really believe that they are great examples for society; because they will help a lot of their faithful and diligent students excel.

The same way that we trust the teller to tell us the truth others should trust you to be honest about who you are; because the way that you treat others is the same way that they will treat you. When we are someone whom others can trust this will enhance our reputations. Also, when others trust us there is an atmosphere of peace. The atmosphere is peaceful in that there is trust and no strife. However, when we have strife because our life is not as we have planned the atmosphere is horrible. Our lives not going as we have planned can sometimes cause strife within ourselves; because we are unhappy with life. When we are unhappy with life we are really unhappy with ourselves. I say this because this is your life; so the unhappiness that you have is on the inside. The only way to resolve your unhappiness is to start believing in yourself. Believing in yourself starts with you telling yourself, "I love you, because you are beautiful and unique." So, beliefs happen when we become happy with ourselves and our surroundings. Sometimes our surroundings are unpleasant -> like, someone ridiculing you for no reason, etc. An unpleasant surrounding that is ridicule usually happens because that person is jealous of you. Jealously is cruel; because jealously will pull you down if you allow it to. Also, when someone is jealous they are bitter and unhappy with life in general. So, when you are in their presence you will feel strife; and reality is that they are really fighting with themselves. They are fighting with themselves in that they are bitter with their lives. The struggle comes from within; so, they will have to realize that they are fighting with themselves to overcome the struggle.

Beliefs are when we trust ourselves

Barissa Rodgers

Who is holding you back?

According to the Merriam Webster website http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struggle -> a struggle is "to try very hard to do, achieve, or deal with something that is difficult or that causes problems." Struggles come from when we find that what we are trying to achieve is very difficult. So, the only person who can really hold you back is you. The best thing to do when you find that you are hindering yourself is to read motivational or inspirational books that empower you to change. However, you have to want to change. You can read all of the books that you want and listen to motivational speakers that you want to; but you will not change until you see the problems within you.

One day I saw that I needed to be a better person by changing my attitude. I was not pleased with who I was looking at in the mirror. I struggled with myself each day; because I did not want to change. Changing was very difficult for me; because part of me did not see the importance of changing. I realized that I had nieces and nephews who look up to me. So, I decided to change. However, it was not until I realized that I had a problem that I changed. I changed into someone who is more sincere and easier to get along with.