Healthy Mind #2

There can be no growth without renewal. If we don’t learn to renew our minds; we are destined to repeat past mistake, past failures, past hurts. But what does it mean to renew our minds, in a practical sense. The first essential step is to acknowledge the need for a renewed mind. Do you feel stuck? Are you tired of constantly being caught up in the drama of life? Does your mind get on a loop of worry, offence, anger, self-pity…? If any of these questions resonate, maybe, just maybe, you are willing to begin to make changes.

The Dictionary.com definition of; RENEW – To Restore, Replenish, Renovate, Refresh. In the Bible, there is this great passage that says, we can “Be Transformed by the Renewing of your Mind.” That is the power of Renewal, it can be Transformational!

But how to start? We start with the understanding that this process of renewing is ongoing. Renewal is a journey, not a destination. This practice of Renewal requires us to become willing to challenge our current way of thinking. To become honest with ourselves, judging our motives and intentions. To ‘Renew Your Mind’ is to examine our thoughts, examine our choices, examine our language, examine our actions. Hopefully you have noticed that to renew, is an inside job.

And that’s exactly why is it so powerful. Renewing our Minds does not require our outward circumstances, or the people around us to be any different. But what is does require though, is for us to be willing to take personal responsibility, truly understanding that we are in control of how we respond to any and every situation.

Choose Your Thoughts, Change Your Life! It’s up to you…