Self-esteem unhealthy? Here’s an idea for you – viruses of the mind! No joke. In fact when you finish this post you can go to this Wikipedia site and read more about the definition.
The official term for mind virus is ‘meme’ and it was made popular originally by Richard Dawkins from his book “The Selfish Gene” which I own and it is an interesting book.
I am also reading a book by the person who is the originator of the software that I am using to write this post on – yes Microsoft Word. His name is Richard Brodie and he has authored a book called ‘Viruses of the Mind’ which I would recommend that you read.
Over the years I have come to understand and sincerely agree with what he says in the book. It’s nice for me from time to time to read books like this because they help to support my new thinking paradigm. I personally know very few people who get it YET that their thinking is running the show here.
Life is not just happening randomly, and yes, you can learn how to de-bug your thinking and cure your mind of it’s virus infections. Now, the thoughts that bring you fulfillment and peace, you want to keep those of course.
I find it interesting that a person who created such a widely used computer software program as Microsoft Word would write a book about mind viruses considering the issues of virus contamination that can harm computers. As a physician, I certainly have seen the potential effects of how viruses can spread physically. Now a meme is a THOUGHT. Not truly a bug.
It is very effective though in making your mental processes sick if it is not in your best interest, and they often are not. Just take a look around at how much low self-esteem there is in the world. Low self-esteem is perpetuated from the passing around of THOUGHTS.
You were not born with low self-esteem. It happens for a variety of reasons, but the bottom line is that it is started from a THOUGHT. You believed something about yourself that was not the Truth about your True Self.
It was a THOUGHT from the realm of ego, the world of the Human side of you and you still believe it. Well, the good news is that just like a thought started the process, a new thought can begin to bring change into your life.
It takes conscious choice to begin to de-bug your mind and begin to take your mind to the gym to build new mind muscles, to cast out these little thought critters! It can be done. Heal your thoughts, change your mind and thus, change your life. Healthy self-esteem begins with a new thought!
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