wow...coincidence? naaaah...

i found this in my email this morning...courtesy of Gary Smalley...

Have you ever heard this phrase? You become what you think. Everything about you is the result of what you've been thinking. Daydreaming is thinking, planning is thinking, imagining is thinking, reacting to circumstances is thinking, and wishing things could have been different for you is thinking. Think about this verse: "For as he thinks within himself, so he is" (Proverbs 23:7).

After days, months, and years of thinking certain thoughts like, Oh this is bad that my father says horrible things to me, I wish I'd never been born, I must be a very bad person, you can soon develop a deep belief about yourself or any situations that you continue to think about negatively. When deep negative or even self-centered beliefs develop within you, how do you break them?

First, understand that you're in control of what you think about. Your thoughts determine your future emotions, words, and actions. Your thoughts can be changed as you begin to see yourself as God sees you. Second, you do this by hearing, listening, reading, studying, memorizing, and thinking about God's Word every day! You will begin to see how much he loves you and wants you to build a close relationship with him.

What thoughts are you focusing on every day?

Will you choose to see yourself as God sees you?

and then...i also received a letter from D. he and i have been corresponding for at least six weeks, discussing the comment SB left on my other blog. discussing SB's perceptions of me. his mistrust.

i have struggled with my thoughts about myself ever since that day in June of 2005. i have really worked on turning my thoughts around...after a dreary three-month period from January 2006-March 2006 i realized what i thought about myself was what i perpetuated. while feeling alone and abandoned, i was perpetuating the aloneness. the negative just brought more negative, and i wanted good things! so...i started thinking good things.

synchronistic that this email came the day i started thinking bad things again.

i am filled with gratitude!! thank you...