Think and Make It Happen

The best way to face and surprise our beastly thoughts is to learn how to manage them and to stop being the victim of whatever imprisons us.

Dare to doubt the thoughts that say you cannot overcome your conflicts, difficulties, and challenges. Be willing to doubt the lies and negative thoughts.

empathy—putting oneself in the place of another before acting. No other creature on the planet has the power to do this.

His story line was strong enough not to be blown off course by the strong winds of others’ weaknesses.

My psychological analysis of Jesus’ personality convinces me that his humanity was more revolutionary, generous, and excellent than that of the great thinkers such as Rousseau, Voltaire, Marx, Jung, Skinner, Sartre, Pasteur, or Darwin. Jesus believed that every individual has great value and deserves respect. He knew that although people do make poor decisions and suffer the consequences, the quality of their lives can still be increased.

Some psychology theories say it is impossible to change the personality you’re born with and begin to assume control of the course of your life, but this is scientifically incorrect. Shaping children is easier, of course, because their minds are younger and less formed. But adults at any age can begin to author their own stories and experience significant changes. And it all starts with our minds.

The truth is, if the internal self is ill, then the development of one’s personality will be compromised: the psyche will have no shelter, the emotions will be a no-man’s land, and the ability to make decisions will fluctuate.

A correctly thinking mind uses its worst days as a story line, if you will, to write the most important chapters of its life project.

Do not be enslaved by your conflicts. Know what you want for your life.

Face your pain, difficulties, anguish, sad moods, and negative thoughts with dignit