Friday, December 9, 2011

Some Thoughts on Thoughts...

Hello all,
I thought I would do my homework assignment for this month which is posting something on this blog, so here goes...
I've been doing a lot of thinking about thinking today. It is the beginning of anything and everything ever written or done, yet how often do we really think about thinking? As writers I'm sure we all agree, before pen touches paper, or in this generation, before fingers touch keyboards we have thought about what we would like to say and how best to say it.
Where do these thoughts come from? The short answer, from life. We all have our own personal answers from that point on.
Today I have been pondering the importance of a healthy thought-life. It affects everything we do and who we are. To keep our bodies healthy we need to make wise food choices. To keep our minds healthy we also need to make wise 'food' choices. Are we caring for our minds in the same way we care for our bodies?
My train of thought was sparked by today's devotion in The Daily Bread. 1 Kings ch. 3, the story of God granting Solomon (as a child) whatever he wished for and Solomon asked for wisdom. I wonder what Solomon fed his mind to ask at such a young age for a discerning heart.
Here are some of my...

Thoughts about Thoughts...


Behind our eyes
Intricately designed
Is an infinite cell
Simply called a mind
And from it will flow
All manner of thought
Our action will show
What words do not

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In every action
In every deed
Whether minute or mighty
Thought is its seed

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Do we serve thought?
Or are we its master?
Thought is the forerunner
To success or disaster

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I thought I knew a little
But with each passing year
The little bit I thought I knew
Has seemed to disappear

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My thoughts are always more beautiful
With you in them

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What is the measure
Of one little thought?
Coupled with action
I believe…quite a lot!

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Who can know the power
Of the mind at all
By it man becomes great
And by it great men fall

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The power of a man
Cannot be defined
By physical attributes
But the strength of the mind

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Physical strength, no matter how fine
Is oft overcome by weakness of mind...

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What are you thinking about today?

Janet Martin

3 comments:

  1. Janet I love it. I have always believed that "What we think we are, we become" Thanks for making me think today!

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  2. I am thinking that you have done enough thinking for the both of us. My mind is constantly in "think mode".
    Great homework submission.

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  3. I'm with Caroline on this one. My mind races constantly thinking, thinking, thinking...I particularly like the passage:
    Sometimes it is hard to stick to Phillipians 4:8,(Finally, brothers [sisters], whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.) But I keep trying. Good thoughts, Janet. Thanks for doing your homework!

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