Our Minds

You said it perfectly this morning brother.
"our minds are our home."

My brothers and I have been discussing lately, the sacredness of our own minds... a concept relatively new to me. We have been speaking about the amount of intentional development most humans actually spend on there own brains - be it self-analysis, meditation, discussion, through any means that separates us from our environment for a time, allowing us to grow and breathe mentally.


One of my brothers compares our mind to our body's home - or a place of stability and creation. He drew the analogy of our homes representing our well being in the exterior plane, and our minds representing our well being on the inside. I would consider this a perfect perception. The average person where I live, devotes so much of their time to constructing, preserving and improving their homes - there are complete stores devoted to our exterior wellness, to image and structural stability. We as a culture are infatuated with improving and beautifying the places we live.. we spend billions of dollars each year on upgrades, overhauls and new technology. It is undeniable - we place very high esteem on our exterior well being.
But what about our body's home? What about our minds?.
If our houses are rotting or in need of reconstruction.. we would quickly tear out the diseased ares and make things right.. but do we take the time to clear out our own minds when they become infected with fear, anxiety or depression?
We take great care to lock our homes and keep out anything that would cause us harm... but do we do the same thing for our own minds? Sometimes it seems that we leave ourselves open and vulnerable - easily robbed of our freedom and our potency, by simple words of negativity or ego-attacking phrases. We blindly let garbage enter our minds unchallenged; lies and non-truth that does our hearts great damage.
And what about intentionally adding goodness? Certainly, in our homes we are eager to create a better living environment - but do we ever take the time to intentionally create goodness in our own heads? Imagine the possibilities if we devoted a few minutes a day to positive thoughts, to telling ourselves how amazing we are, or to reading books that stimulate our own powerful thoughts.. Imagine what could happen if we spent time each day, simply confronting the conflicts in our brains - the ones that weigh us down - and eliminating them with truth.


I seldom give my mind the time and effort of other endeavors. But, I am convinced that intentionally pushing ourselves mentally can only lead to stronger, happier, more dimensional lives. I believe that our minds are more powerful than we can imagine. They are the center of our functioning bodies - our fortress, our temple, our place of creativity, our freedom. Treating our minds like we treat our homes will not just change our perception of existence, it might just shape existence itself. Think about it.





(Andrew Tipton)