"The power of imagination makes us infinite." - John Muir
True story: It was a really hot, humid night and we decided to finally turn on the air conditioning downstairs. For the 7 people we had at home, there were quite a few fans/air conditioners on; therefore, we knew we were risking it because the power goes out frequently in July. Fifteen minutes later, everyone is sound asleep and I'm about to fall asleep when lo and behold, the power does go out. I wake up to find out where the power is on so I could adjust where I'm sleeping and stay cool during the night, but Mom wakes up when she realizes that everything shut down. So together, we attempt to fix it but can't. By this time, Dad wakes up as well and goes to adjust some things. I went to unplug the air conditioner and realized how ridiculously hot the plug had gotten. I showed Dad, but he insisted that we turn it all back on again because it was just way too hot. So of course, within the next 15 minutes, everyone falls back asleep and I just sat there thinking about what I would do in case there was a fire. (Trust me, I had it all planned out. I knew how I'd get everyone out of the house, how I'd put the fire out, etc.) I FINALLY fell asleep (woohoo! Those of you that know me well know that this is a big deal, hah.). An hour later, I wake up to Dad shouting "I smell smoke, there's a fire!" (Remember: I had not mentioned my fear of a fire to anyone; I had just been thinking about it all.) As soon as my eyes opened, I felt extremely hot and the air felt hot and smokey. We all jumped up and ran to do what we knew we should in order to protect our home and family...but in reality, there was no fire. Until we realized that there was nothing, Dad and I felt heat and smelled smoke. And until we were 100% sure that there was no fire, we weren't able to cool down.
Okay so besides the fact that I was afraid Dad would do something dumb to protect us and end up hurting himself and the fact that there really was nothing...I sat there for hours afterwards realizing some crazy things! But before I do that, let me just tell you what had happened: Dad and I had both been dreaming (nightmaring?) about a fire and that's what caused us to feel the way we did and smell what we did.
So what does all of the above mean? Think about it for a second before scrolling down. Here's something that my help: why did we feel warm? Why did we smell smoke? Why were we prepared to save everything the second we woke up?
Mental power. You've probably heard so often about our mental strength, right? But how often do we actually use our mental strength to achieve something in life? For example: if you want to eat healthy and you see a cookie, do you eat it? Probably. If you want to read 15 minutes every day but someone asks you to go to the movies spontaneously late at night, do you go? Probably. You can probably think of a million things you want to do but don't really do...think about your resolutions, goals, etc. Ughhh...it's so frustrating, isn't it?!
So HOW can we use our mental strength and achieve something? I think we first have to realize how powerful it really is. If we don't have full faith in our mental strength, then we can't use it. Right? Have faith in it and then start using it for small tasks. Exercise it, just as you know you have to exercise your willpower. It all goes hand in hand: willpower, determination, mental strength, the desire for change.
This is a simple post that serves as a reminder to look at situations more carefully and take a lesson out of them. From this small incident, I realized how much more I need to utilize my mental strength. It is one of God's greatest gifts, and I just take it for granted (kinda like I do with almost everything else). But it's time to change. With baby steps, I shall change.
Will you?
So long. <3
True story: It was a really hot, humid night and we decided to finally turn on the air conditioning downstairs. For the 7 people we had at home, there were quite a few fans/air conditioners on; therefore, we knew we were risking it because the power goes out frequently in July. Fifteen minutes later, everyone is sound asleep and I'm about to fall asleep when lo and behold, the power does go out. I wake up to find out where the power is on so I could adjust where I'm sleeping and stay cool during the night, but Mom wakes up when she realizes that everything shut down. So together, we attempt to fix it but can't. By this time, Dad wakes up as well and goes to adjust some things. I went to unplug the air conditioner and realized how ridiculously hot the plug had gotten. I showed Dad, but he insisted that we turn it all back on again because it was just way too hot. So of course, within the next 15 minutes, everyone falls back asleep and I just sat there thinking about what I would do in case there was a fire. (Trust me, I had it all planned out. I knew how I'd get everyone out of the house, how I'd put the fire out, etc.) I FINALLY fell asleep (woohoo! Those of you that know me well know that this is a big deal, hah.). An hour later, I wake up to Dad shouting "I smell smoke, there's a fire!" (Remember: I had not mentioned my fear of a fire to anyone; I had just been thinking about it all.) As soon as my eyes opened, I felt extremely hot and the air felt hot and smokey. We all jumped up and ran to do what we knew we should in order to protect our home and family...but in reality, there was no fire. Until we realized that there was nothing, Dad and I felt heat and smelled smoke. And until we were 100% sure that there was no fire, we weren't able to cool down.
Okay so besides the fact that I was afraid Dad would do something dumb to protect us and end up hurting himself and the fact that there really was nothing...I sat there for hours afterwards realizing some crazy things! But before I do that, let me just tell you what had happened: Dad and I had both been dreaming (nightmaring?) about a fire and that's what caused us to feel the way we did and smell what we did.
So what does all of the above mean? Think about it for a second before scrolling down. Here's something that my help: why did we feel warm? Why did we smell smoke? Why were we prepared to save everything the second we woke up?
Mental power. You've probably heard so often about our mental strength, right? But how often do we actually use our mental strength to achieve something in life? For example: if you want to eat healthy and you see a cookie, do you eat it? Probably. If you want to read 15 minutes every day but someone asks you to go to the movies spontaneously late at night, do you go? Probably. You can probably think of a million things you want to do but don't really do...think about your resolutions, goals, etc. Ughhh...it's so frustrating, isn't it?!
So HOW can we use our mental strength and achieve something? I think we first have to realize how powerful it really is. If we don't have full faith in our mental strength, then we can't use it. Right? Have faith in it and then start using it for small tasks. Exercise it, just as you know you have to exercise your willpower. It all goes hand in hand: willpower, determination, mental strength, the desire for change.
This is a simple post that serves as a reminder to look at situations more carefully and take a lesson out of them. From this small incident, I realized how much more I need to utilize my mental strength. It is one of God's greatest gifts, and I just take it for granted (kinda like I do with almost everything else). But it's time to change. With baby steps, I shall change.
Will you?
So long. <3
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