Thinking vs. Correct Thinking

I'm sure we all know the power of thought. It's been the talk of the day for the past few years. Countless books, movies and tapes have been published on the importance that your thoughts have on your circumstances and situations.

But sometimes we can get a bit carried away. I myself used to put so much emphasis on thought, only to find out a more important discovery.

There is no doubt that thoughts influence our circumstances. They have a chain-reaction effect. Thoughts influcence the decisions we make, decisions influence the actions we take, and actions influence the circumstances around us. This is why thoughts make us who we are.

But it's necessary to differentiate between the different modes or types of thought. Of course, there are positive and negative thoughts. But regardless, we need to know the correct method of directing our thoughts if we want to see a tangible change in our lives.

Let me give you an example. Let's say you want more money. You're stuck in a dead-end job and decide to use the power of thoughts - the Law of Attraction - to change that.

So you start thinking about money. You visualize checks coming into the mail, you think about going to the bank and withdrawing huge sums of money, etc. Whenever you get any spare time, you use it to think about money, believing that you will eventually get it.

But if we were to analyze this method a little deeper, we would find that there is something missing.

Let's think about the nature of money - what is it? Okay, I know the obvious answer is paper with pictures and numbers on it. But what I mean is: what causes people to become wealthy? Why is it that some people have more money than others?

Winning the lottery, gambling and inheritance aside, what is the only reason people earn money? If we look deeply and clearly enough, I'm sure we can all agree that it's valuable service.

Why does the C.E.O of Coca-Cola, for example, make more money than the person working as a store clerk selling the same product? Because the value of the C.E.O's service is much greater in quality and quantity than that of the store clerk. You can use the principle of this example and apply it to any situation. You'll discover that the rule of value and service always applies.

Here's where the importance of correct thinking comes into play. It's not enough to simply think about the things you desire. Make no mistake, it's a lot better to think about your goals than your problems, but if you really want to see results in your life, there's no escape from correct and constructive thinking.

Correct or constructive thining is nothing more than identifying causes and effects. Before you leave this site, I want to to think about your desires and goals (the effects) and then identify their causes. Once you have clearly identified these causes, you can rest assured that the attainment of your goals is already half-completed. The other half is simply a matter of you taking action to implement the causes.

There's only one natural reaction to a cause: effect.