Stomp on Your Ants!
Did you Stomp Your Ants Today?
We are literally what we think. An average person may think up to 50,000 thoughts per day, and this includes you. The trouble with this is, we are mostly thinking about ourselves, or using self-talk. And according to researchers, about 80 percent of these thoughts are Negative!
I'm ugly... I have a big nose... I'll never lose weight... I'm out of shape... I'm old... I can't focus...I'm having brain farts... I will never earn money online... I'm poor... I'm stupid!
These thoughts have a natural and powerful effect on us. Our attitude, our physiology and our motivation are all disrupted by these thoughts. These negative thoughts are in control!
Readers's Digest
An old Readers Digest story tells us of Nick Sitzman--a strong, young and healthy railroad yardman. Nick had a loving wife, kids, a good job, and was looking forward to getting off early from the yard one day. He was so anxious in fact, that in securing things he accidentally locked himself in a refrigerated box car.
Being the smart fellow he was, he knew he had little time and needed help to arrive fast. So he beat his fist bloody on the sides of the boxcar and yelled until he was hoarse. He soon lost his voice and his thoughts went to working on the math. He quickly calculated that these boxcars were set at zero degrees, so he had very little time left and would freeze to death within minutes.
He pulled out his pocket knife and scratched a message on the wooden floor while he still had time.
"It's so cold, my body is getting numb. If I could just go to sleep. These may be my last words."
The crew found him the next morning when they opened the heavy boxcar doors, finding him dead on the floor. But, the boxcar had been inoperative and the temperature inside was merely a cold 55 degrees instead of freezing.
All signs from the autopsy suggested Nick froze to death in that box car. Nick had somehow killed himself by the power of his own thoughts.
Our Negative thoughts even effect our bodies!
Automatic Negative Thoughts, or ANTs, are just like the real ants at a picnic. They can ruin any experience we are having at the time, and cause us even more harm over the long haul. By learning how to stomp these ants we can get our life back.
We first have to be aware of them. Next we learn to stomp on them. Finally, we have to replace these thoughts with positive and affirming ones.
We are still in charge of our own thoughts, if we want to be. Start now and control your negative thoughts by stomping your ANTs! Replacing them with Strong & Positive Good ones.
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great post!
I have heard that story before -- do you have Reader's Digest edition that it was published in
all the best,
thanks, I've got that book
I also have another training from Jack Canfield and he uses the same illustration in that training!
it is a simple case of re-use what works!
all the best,
yep. What people fail to do is read for one hour a day. Doing this alone(especially self help books) can change their entire life in a matter of months! Just gave me an idea to blog about! Learn more and Earn Way More!
reading is one thing, reading on purpose is another
reading for the purpose of learning and growing is what will change your life, reading for pleasure is just that
all the best,
Great article but I would rather use ant spray instead of stomping them. Ha-ha. thanks for the great post.
Love the photo that goes with the message!
So true... first step is to recognize them for what they are... ANTs.
Great post Rick! What is also great is that we can use our thoughts the other way around too; they can help us overcome all sorts of problems :)
Take care, Kristina
Well sure, but I cut out the ANTs and put in happy thoughts immediately. Guess I stomped them all out ;)
Great post! The way to get rid of the negative is to only focus on the positive. Make a habit of it and your life will begin to change!!
Yep, learn to see the negative ones first, then stomp... By replacing them with a Positive one.
Yes we need to catch ourselves being negative first! But yes, starting to focus more on the positive will even help us catch any negative self talk! Thanks!
Ric,the above is very true indeed.......if you have mind control , you have won the battle to overcome all those useless ,empty negative thoughts. Going out right this very instant to stomp them pesky little ants !! Thanks for sharing and take care , Johan.
Thanks for sharing. I am working on getting rid of the negative thoughts right now. I am trying to think of all the good in my life and not worry about the not so good.
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The mind is definitely the battleground!
Well, lets not think of it quite like that! :) How about we think of it as being a fresh and new, learning experience! Plenty of challenges moving forward with never a dull moment! Sound good?
It is just truth! :)