Bettyann and I viewed the recently released movie, “The Iron
Lady.” During a scene with her doctor,
Margaret Thatcher, (played by Meryl Steep), tells the doctor he should be more
interested in the way she thinks than how she feels.
That scene, with the speed of light, rushed me back, to a
six week study with Albert Ellis and Reality therapy. The theory being, that thinking is the basis
for all feelings and behavior.
There is no time that my mind is not active. I analyze, reflect, daydream or dream. My mind is always working. Doing what?
Thinking. My thoughts are
“unceasing.” Yes, thinking is my
greatest gift; on the other hand the source of my greatest pain. Thankfully, I have learned that I do not have
to become a victim of my unceasing thoughts?
I can convert my unceasing thinking into unceasing prayer by making my
inner monolog into a continuing dialog with God, who is the source of my life
and love.
I want to continue to practice separating myself from thinking
in isolation and allow the Holy Spirit, who dwells at the very center of my
soul, to communicate with love to all that occupies and preoccupies my
mind.
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