Power of thoughts..

Our thinking is a critical facet to our impact on this planet. And ofcourse our thinking is not autonomous, it just doesnt happen out of nowhere, we dont think in isolation, we think through the influences that affect our thoughts...hence these influences matter to make or break the identity that we become over time.

Just think of the amount of things around you even at this particular instance influencing you. Be it television channels, newspaper articles or even a random sound across the street. The immense capacity of such influences affecting not just ur conscious but also subconscious mind is pretty amazing. And then this becomes a part of the greater thought process that lingers in your head while tackling through actions that require decision or even creativity that matters.

But wait a second, if each of these aspects are affecting your thought process, doesnt it mean that they have the power to influence your actions, and hence your existence. Agreed that they cannot make you into zombie slaves instances, but they surely are percolating into your brain bit by bit to make you what you are..

When people say, the place that you live in shapes your identity, or even the books that you read shape your behavior, its actually an instance of the influences you get through these different spaces, things or even people. Just like voluntary and involuntary functions of our body, these influences are also affecting us in different ways. And ofcourse they are not completely bad always...but who decides good or bad, or who decides if you are getting influenced by the right way?
Well the answer lies within each of us...yes its you...We all have limited time on this planet...limited number of hours to exist in our surroundings spaces and situations.
We can either live by floating around letting the waves of time influence our direction, which anyways it always will....or we can take a step back...choose decide what we want our minds to be influenced with...because again...we have limited time....you may not be able to influence your thoughts always with positive or negative things....but you can atleast influence them with a conscious level of decision....if instant gratification tools like social networks or television advertisements constantly bombard you with thought influencing material, and you regularly let it penetrate through your mind...over time...you will speak their language....have you observered that sometimes we end up becoming a repeat telecast of a television serial or a advertising campaign for some product which we wont even buy....thats how powerful they are...

And beyond just the bombarding influence's like advertising or social networks...conscious control of thought exposure helps when we plan to go in a direction to reach an end goal...and these thoughts can help u reach the same....be it career or a life goal....our thoughts can take us there...yes the situations, surroundings and people will still be around...but thoughts are critical...they come from the unknown but affect the known...

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