Hi everyone, there are many questions that commonly arise when we discuss mind power, having influence and possibly control over things amd the ability to simply “make things happen”. Maybe these are all conceptual thoughts, and may be not. I do think about these things and it still puzzles me. What are your opinions on this and how do you perceive the power of mind???

Kind of like ESP and such?  I don't know much about it all.  I do know that a lot of people think they have special powers whereas they will think "jeez I'm thirsty" and later be offered a drink or something and think it's somehow the universe communicating with them or something.  I don't really give it much thought.

Um, I think this is a bizarre question ... maybe I need some context ... :)

The ability to simply "make things happen" (aside from actual "magic" employed by the Flutter Fairies in Barbie's Fairytopia) is really the ability to plan and execute ... in other words, if you are

• super efficient.effective
  
• good at what you do, and had
  
• the ability to manage your time optimally and
• a plan in place to execute some long-term goal

you'd have, in my opinion, true "power of the mind."

Or are we talking about ESP or the ability to levitate? 

 

True story.  I woke up levitating once, but then I realized that I had in fact simply fallen out of a bunk bed.

That humans only use 10% of their brain power is only a myth. A person can learn to think on a higher level but only though practice. Practice however can only do so much, some people are born with extraordinary minds and others are born with below average mental facilities.

I think you are speaking of the Law of Attraction.  It's being able to control your situation by speaking them into existence and speaking very positive and things will be drawn to you.  I don't know if you are of the Christian faith or not, but if you are, then the Bible has been speaking about those things for years.

I do believe in speaking over things in my life, but doubt usually swarms because we don't know the outcome and we are afraid of a letdown. If it's meant for you then it is meant to be.  The mind is a powerful tool, but it takes time to learn how to use it to your advantage.

Hmm.  I wouldn't want to call it an attraction, exactly, because that suggests external forces are at work simply because we wish they would be.  However, I can see how when people think and speak a certain way that it would prepare them to go out and get those things they want, even if some of it is subconscious. 

Watch your thoughts: They become your words.
Watch your words: They become your actions.
Watch your actions: They become your habits.
Watch your habits: They become your character.
Watch your character: It becomes your destiny.

Nothing external is required -- it's all within you!

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

I strongly and definitely agree with what you said.  Thoughts are so powerful because of it's control over us.  It can either be your glory or your downfall.  I've studied in a course I had in psychology that the acknowledgment of a person of his thought eventually leads to something that he cannot completely control.  Although this is a reality, I still think we have to have enough courage to face whatever consequences that "mind power" brings about.

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In a way, our minds can hold us captive. Because of conditioning, our beliefs can become set, depriving us of all hope, of even attempting to change our ways. To express how powerful our mind is, we could take an elephant as an example. When a wild elephant is captured in Africa, it is fenced off and left there for a while. After a form of brainwashing, it becomes tame. Then, in a circus, for example, it is shackled to the ground by one leg for long periods. The elephant gets accustomed to it and accepts that it cannot break free from that chain. Since an elephant is very heavy, it sounds obvious to everyone that it should be easy for the elephant to break the chain and run off with one simple tug. But the elephant does not know this, with the image of men being superior, it gives up trying.

We are the same, often tend to give up when things seem fruitless – when we cannot seem to break free from the chain that binds us. That chain can be broken; the chain that holds us down is our belief system.

Interesting thoughts, James.  I wonder what role the media plays in telling us what we can and cannot do.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

I agree that there's a lot of power in positive thinking (and hence negative thinking). If one hold their goals clear and coherent in their mind (e.g. I want an A in the upcoming test) the more his or her actions will align with that goal (e.g. sufficient studying) and make it more possible. I find this to be true a lot, especially when its not just limited to thinking but also expands to feeling and visualization. It is interesting to note that many achievers and famous people credit their success to this positive focus of being.

I assumed it means how well you use the knowledge that you have.