Hi Mitchell;
Sometimes when your mind will wander and negative thoughts come up, it is like being drug around by a large untrained dog on a leash. Soon as another smell or animal comes in the picture, off it goes. This is the only thing it knows to do and as long as you let it have it's way you will continue to have the same results.
So what I suggest is sitting down and writing out what you want in life, try to find an affirmation that descibes it or has meaning for you.
This is your focus. Everytime your large dog trys to drag you someplace else, pull out your affirmation and refocus on it. Train your dog to do what you want. And reward/acknowledge it when you get what you have focused on.
The mind will deliver what you focus on. If you have no focus then it goes off and finds something itself. Normally negative things that are put out by the media are the easiest to pick up.
Getting you mind under control is sort of like going out and capturing wild horses, breaking them and getting the whole herd to pull your stagecoach. It ain't easy. Once you've got them saddled up, you've now really got something to work with you just need some cargo and a direction for them to go to work.
In electricity magnets are used to align the electrons so they can be driven down wires. The magnet aligns the electrons like soldiers in formation. adding a little current to the magnet will magnify it's power many times. A generator sends the electrons on their way.
So what is your magnet that will align all these thoughts and get all your own horsepower going the same direction? The magnet is what you focus your thoughts on such as a affirmation or having a purpose or cause in life. These things are all like magnets for the mind to harness your power.
The thing is, it doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. If it's lame or perfect, your mind will go to work on it anyway. It just wants to go to work so you might as well channel it to get the best results you can from this natural things that is happening anyway.
And you can always change your focus, you are not stuck forever on a choosen path. If you find something better or a more productive, easier way of doing things, then change your focus.
Jeff
