I am presently reading T.D Jakes’ book titled Soar. He opened my eyes to see some in-depth and embedded truth in the little things we need to do, so we can have our minds shaped and our thoughts filled with positive things.
During the summer holidays, because they couldn’t afford the expensive treats and travels that other families enjoy, his dad would take all of them to the airport to watch the planes. They do this most summers and they would be there for hours.
They would watch people board, watch the plane in the runway, watch the plane take off, and watch other planes land. They get excited doing this all summer and they don’t feel bad about it. They were not there to feel pity for themselves for not having the privilege to fly, but for thinking outside the box, for desiring a good life and trust me, naturally this will raise a fire in them that couldn’t be put out, and it did.
This is why when we were younger, we have dreams because at that age we shape our thoughts and minds, but for adults, it takes more efforts but never impossible.
We need to develop our mental capacity. We cannot feature in the future that we cannot picture. We need to think outside the box and stop feeling bad for ourselves. Our exposure will soon become our reality. A wise man once said, if you can think like a king, your head would soon wear the crown and because you wear the crown doesn’t mean you are actually a king. It’s all in the way we think. If you can picture it, you can achieve it.
Now, T.D Jakes’ must have flown to several countries and entered the plane over a thousand times. I remember he recently come to Nigeria for a programme at House On The Rock.
We need to be deliberate about what we expose our mind to. Our thoughts shape our reality and we need to be deliberate about what we think and what we see because, over time, we soon become the things we imagine in our head. Imagination with no deliberate steps won’t help either and when we don’t imagine or view things differently, we lose focus on what is expected. When we think and expose ourselves to the life we desire to have, it forces us to think and re-strategize by taking deliberate steps towards it. The first step is to be exposed or visualize in your head the kind of life you want, only then can you take a deliberate step towards that same life we desire.
Our exposure is our reality. What you are exposed to will determine how far you will go. You will soon smell like the company that you keep. A man is capable of being the same in 5 years except for two things: the books he reads and the company he keeps, and this only confirm that, what you are exposed to matters.
Change your view. Imagine the future you want to see and take deliberate steps about it. Whatever you are exposed to strengthens or weakens your mental capacity. Be deliberate.
Thank you for your time.
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