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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE MIND

Have you ever considered running down the city centre in the nude? Have you felt like screaming at the top of your lungs while you were watching the opera? Did you ever punch a policeman who wrote you a speeding ticket? Would you withhold food from a hungry baby, just because you can do it? Well if you are like most people, you would have answered “No” to the questions above. Or maybe you said: “Of course not!” Think about it. What stops you from doing those things?

I’d be arrested! That would be rude and very embarrassing. I’d be in big trouble. That’s cruel, why would you do that? You can’t do that! Why would I ever want to do that? You would have to have something loose up there to do something like that!

There are a bunch of reasons why one would not engage in such activities. There are laws, rules, social codes of conduct, regulations and traditions. There is a whole structure of dos and don’ts that you abide by. It really does not matter where you are, which culture, which age bracket, which environment: there are some very specific guidelines on what is appropriate and what is not. You follow these most of the time. You act “proper”. If you don’t there are consequences ranging from mild embarrassment to imprisonment.

Now let us turn your attention to your minds. You have heard about the power of positive thinking. You know it is important to not dwell on negative thoughts. You are invited to let go of shame, blame, guilt hatred, anxiety, stress. Kinesiology regularly demonstrates the weakening power of negative thoughts. Sales staff are trained and motivated by inspirational speakers. In sports and athletics, the role of positive imagery is stressed over and over again.

You buy books on creative visualisation and affirmations. Psychotherapists and psychologists point out the importance of repeated behaviours and encourage us to develop empowering habits. Spiritual text and all religions tell us how important forgiveness is and the benefits one would gain practising letting go.

You hear over and over that you are only using a small percentage of your minds and you can dramatically increase it by focusing your minds on your goals and objectives and not as much on the obstacles.

Yet, you are undisciplined when it comes to the thoughts in your mind. You say discouraging things to yourself. You put yourself down. You doubt your abilities. You fail to be your own hero. You brush away praise with remarks that diminish your achievements.

Did you know that the English language has 4.5 times as many negative words as the positive ones?

What if you created a Code of Conduct for Your Mind. What if you created a set of guidelines, rules, regulations and laws. What if you then diligently adhered to them, just like you do to the external guidelines, rules, regulations and laws. What if you hired a policemen or a law enforcer inside your head who made sure that these guidelines are adhered to, just like you do in your environment.

What if you were just as careful with what you do inside of yourself as you are with what you do outside of yourself?

Want to know how? You simply follow the same model you have on the world outside of you. Make the rules and follow them (on the inside!)

Take action: Here are some rules and guidelines that can get you started. Place a tick by the ones you find that suit you, and then add more to the list by finding your own.