The Effects of a Negative Mind

[Lilli]

I have been ministering to a dear dear friend about the effects of a negative attitutde on their lives and those around them. Thinking all the bad news on Prozac Zoloft ect that it would be better to treat the real problam with knowledge and self empowerment instead of pharmecuticals.

I need help so if any of you out there have any positive assistance with this I would greatly appreciate it. I have been doing research on it and have come up with some intresting things.

Negative emotions can control us. They can take over our life and drain our energy. They can stop us from going after our dreams and accomplishing our goals. We have to learn to acknowledge that we are experiencing them and not allow them to keep growing inside of us. We have to try to take immediate action to prevent them from spreading and causing more damage. Once you acknowledge the presence of negative emotions you can decide not to let yourself fall under their control (like anger, for example).

It is not an easy task. We have to discipline ourselves and refrain from becoming overwhelmed by these emotions and thoughts. I cannot emphasize enough how much damage these negative thoughts and feelings can cause. They can truly ruin lives (ours and others). The Dalai Lama writes in his book "An Open Heart": "These emotions are the real destructive forces of the universe. Most of the problems and suffering we experience, which are essentially of our own making, are ultimately created by these negative emotions." Each one of us is responsible for everything that happens in our lives; so we have to start paying close attention to our feelings and negative emotions, thoughts and attitudes.

You may have to go further and discover the cause of your anger and other negative feelings. These feelings are buried deep inside of us and we have to bring them out in the open, to let go of them and get rid of them once and for all. That's when sometimes help is needed - sometimes we cannot accomplish this by ourselves. A good therapist can help you and guide you to discover the origin of some of these emotions and help you find ways to channel them in positive actions. You have to learn to communicate and express those feelings or they will create havoc in your life. Some people are like walking "time-bombs" full of rage and negative emotions and ready to explode any minute. They have kept their anger, hurt, resentments, etc. inside for too long and they become people with "toxic personalities".

Learn instead to embrace positive thoughts and positive attitudes (love, kindness, compassion, friendship, respect, sympathy, empathy, patience, tolerance, etc.) and learn to forgive yourself and others for not being perfect. You can never be happy if you have a negative attitude most of the time - if everything bothers you, nothing is good enough for you, no one is ever right, everyone is out there to get you; if you are hard to please; if you complain about almost everything; if you feel sorry for yourself, etc. Your mental attitude is very important!

If you have a low self-esteem and don't feel good about yourself, you become an easy target for these negative emotions to invade every space in your mind. It will be easier for you to take things personally, get upset more easily, misconstrue people's intentions, etc. So, be careful. Work on your self-confidence and start appreciating who you are. Remember: you matter a lot; you are a very important person; you are here in this world for a good reason and to make a difference - so don't let anyone put you down. Learn to love yourself!

People that let their negative emotions and thoughts take over their lives end up miserable and lonely."

"There are millions of human beings who live narrow, darkened, frustrated lives - who live defensively - simply because they take a defensive, doubtful attitude toward themselves and, as a result, towards life in general. A person with a poor attitude becomes a magnet for unpleasant experiences. When those experiences come - as they must, because of his attitude - they tend to reinforce his poor attitude, thereby bringing more problems, and so on. The person becomes an example of self-generating, doom-fulfilling prophecy. And it's all a matter, believe it or not, of attitude. We get what we expect. Our outlook on life is a kind of paintbrush, and with it, we paint our world. It can be bright and filled with hope and satisfaction, or it can be dark and gloomy - lugubrious."
~Earl Nightingale


"Our attitude tells the world what we expect in return. If it's a cheerful, expectant attitude, it says to everyone with whom we come in contact that we expect the best in our dealings with the world. You see, we tend to live up to our expectations. And others give to us, as far as their attitudes are concerned, what we expect. Our attitude is something we can control. We can establish our attitude each morning when we start our day - in fact, we do just that, whether or not we realize it. And the people in our family -all the people in our world- will reflect back to us the attitude we present to them. It is, then, our attitude toward life that determines life's attitude toward us. Cause and effect. Everything we say or do will cause a corresponding effect. If we're cheerful, glad to be experiencing this miracle of life, others will reflect that good cheer back to us. We are the kind of people others enjoy being around."
~Earl Nightingale

"Nothing can stop the person with the right mental attitude from achieving his or her goal; nothing on earth can help the person with the wrong mental attitude."
~Thomas Jefferson ( also attributed to W.W. Ziege)

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows, like a shadow that never leaves."
~The Buddha

"Become the change you want to see..."
~Oprah

"These years are years of change. You will change into the man or woman that you will become for the rest of your life. Be careful who you change into..."

"Today I choose to be happy. Today nothing will bother me. Today I'll have a great day!"

Negative Attitudes, Negative Emotions, Negative Thoughts ...


"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself ..."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Negative thoughts can keep you from going after your dreams!"

"You feel the way you feel because of the thoughts you are thinking ..."
~Les Brown

"Attitudes and emotions affect our health."

"Negative emotions, negative attitudes and negative mental states, such as anger, hate, rage, fear, pride, jealousy, envy, resentments, guilt, greed, worries, suspicions, mistrust, complaining, etc. - cause us to behave in certain ways that will just bring us unhappiness, suffering and pain.
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I pass to you the torch that Christ once passed to me.
Others are still in the dark and need
the light to see.
"I AM"
"Gathering the fragments so that
none are lost"
His Shepherdess
http://missouri.thcministry.org/

[Lilli]

You notice all these things are the oppisite of the fruits of the spirit?

"Negative emotions, negative attitudes and negative mental states, such as anger, hate, rage, fear, pride, jealousy, envy, resentments, guilt, greed, worries, suspicions, mistrust, complaining, etc. - cause us to behave in certain ways that will just bring us unhappiness, suffering and pain.


love;
joy;
peace;
patience;
kindness;
goodness;
faithfulness;
gentleness;
self-control.

(Amplified Version)
22But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,
23Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [[6] that can bring a charge].
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I pass to you the torch that Christ once passed to me.
Others are still in the dark and need
the light to see.
"I AM"
"Gathering the fragments so that
none are lost"
His Shepherdess
http://missouri.thcministry.org/

[Lilli]

Well I see a measure of succes in this person after sharing with them what I had found and posted.

I went to the thrift store yesterday, and was looking for some folk art items. ( I love thrift stores I can find stuff Id never be able to afford) Lo and behold right before me was a little plaque that has this precious poem on it. It also has herbal art surrounding the words. I bought it for this friend.

"Dont Quit"

When things go wrong as they sometimes will

As they sometimes will.

When the roads you’re trudging

Seems all uphill

When the funds are low

And the debts are high

And you want to smile

But you have to sigh

When care is pressing

You down a bit

Rest if you must

But don’t you quit

Success is failure turned inside out

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt

And you never can tell

How close you are

It may be near when it seems afar

So stick to the fight

When you’re hardest hit

It’s when things seem worst

That’s when you must not quit. "

My Friend said "Oh Lilli thats just what I needed to see"

I saw this persons whole demeanor change the next day.I even got to wittness this person catch themselves when they started being negative and reframe. It was so beautiful to see. Hallelujah!

My friend said "its the first thing I see when I come in or leave my house now and thats what Im going to do is just keep putting one foot in front of th other"

This friend had a whole and complete and calm good day. The first one Id seen this preicous soul have in 20 weeks.

Thank you Lord I love you. In Jesus name amen

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"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name,
you are mine.
Isaiah 41:1
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I pass to you the torch that Christ once passed to me.
Others are still in the dark and need
the light to see.
"I AM"
"Gathering the fragments so that
none are lost"
His Shepherdess
http://missouri.thcministry.org/

[Lilli]

I am going to do an expierment with the oil. Since it is known as the "Oil of Gladdness"

I have been searching which part of the brain does what. I am going to anoint this friend on the
Temporal Lobe



"Auditory receptive area and association areas.

Expressed behavior.

Language: Receptive speech.

Memory: Information retrieval.

Hearing deficits.
Agitation, irritability, childish behavior.
Receptive/ sensory aphasia

If anyone else has a "brain storm " and can tell me another place to anoint
Please feel free to jump in here. And let me know Ialso am anointing the friend where the 3rd eye region is.

My past expirience is these trigger points for what ails you with the oil really matter on the healing. Ill keep you posted. Im going to see how many good days we can go in a row. I see this friend daily.
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I pass to you the torch that Christ once passed to me.
Others are still in the dark and need
the light to see.
"I AM"
"Gathering the fragments so that
none are lost"
His Shepherdess
http://missouri.thcministry.org/