I woke up in my hotel room yesterday morning at the crack of dawn and clicked on the TV remote. I figured I would wake up for a few minutes with a Sunday morning infomercial. I moved through the channels and settled not on an infomercial, but on a church service led by Joel Osteen. I like Joel and decided to listen for a bit.
Joel's message was on the power of the positive mind and on forgiveness and how you needed to clear your head from messages of self-doubt and anger in order for God to work in your life (feel free to insert the name of your own divine power, here. Mine just happens to be God). I continued to listen because I could feel it was a message meant for me.
My topic for the blog is Bright Train/Dark Train. And Joel's message was timely. I realized that while I have made great strides toward getting myself and my goals back in alignment, I was also firmly on the dark train about some things. I need to work on forgiveness. Unless I do, my bright train will not be as bright as it can be.
Country artist Josh Turner sings - "...The Devil is driving that long black train."
So, sometimes, the message about getting on the bright train comes from the strangest places - your hotel room, a stranger, a dream, a song lyric. Are you listening?
So, to Joel, Josh, and God - I hear you.
Love, Tee
Questions:
Are you firmly in your seat on the bright train? Is your view a little cloudy?
Do you feel that by having a seat on the dark train - even for one stop - is holding you back from your goals and dreams?
Activities:
Look through your baggage before getting on your bright train. Decide what bags you can leave at the station.
Spend a day aware of each situation and your reaction to it. What direction does your mind go to? If it's negative, catch yourself and switch the moment to a positive. What happened?
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Tee - Thanks so much for this post. Your comments hit a chord for me. I have found that by trying to stay in a positive frame of mind, this supports and feeds my own forward motion. I've found that hanging on to dark and unforgiving thoughts or being around toxic people, holds me back can even make me ill. Yoga has helped me focus on peace, balance and well being. I also gravitate toward positive thinking and speaking people and this helps keep me firmly seated on the bright train. This attitude and approach really contributes to overall well being and abundant healthy, happy living.
ReplyDeleteBetty - I would love to start a regular yoga practice. I think that it would help my mind. Keep up your practice!
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