ELEVATE YOUR ABILITY TO PREOCCUPY YOUR MIND

Many, many, many years ago I would frequent the casino and play Keno.

The adrenaline rush I would get was like nothing I've ever felt before. The sound of the machine constantly played in my head.

It was all I could think about.

Even back then, thankfully I had enough discipline in me to set a certain dollar amount that I would spend.

But no matter how much time I spent there, like a true addict, I could hardly wait to return.

At a certain point, I realized that I could never play again or I would awaken the beast that once had control over me.

Reminiscing on this, it amazes me how much of my day was spent thinking about that game.

When we hear the word "obsessed," it's often followed by a story similar to this.

Gambling, of course, is detrimental to our well beings but what about being newly in love?!

The thoughts of them that invade our minds during the day is sometimes countless.

If you're anything like me, you will even think of them as you drift to sleep. Dream about them during the night and upon opening your eyes, they are the first thought you have.

These are two points of obsession that are on the opposite ends of the stick. One being damaging while the other beneficial.

Both offering examples of how ordinary behaviors can evolve into obsession.

With that being said, sometimes without even noticing, we can become entangled in conversations that slowly poison us.

Unbeknownst to us, we are being shaped by them and hate becomes the obsession we never meant to feed.

If you are unsure what I'm referring to, let me give you a specific illustration:

- President Trump and the endless arguments that people willingly engage in -

is one of my top choices but I can list a plethora.

On this specific topic alone, I have family members that refuse to walk in my house because of my political stance.

If we are not careful what we entertain, and this most certainly includes conversations, the propensity to become obsessed is woven in human nature and is a quiet force that we often underestimate.

However, it is my hope that you take this awareness and use it for your benefit.

Become OBSESSED with the best parts of your life.

Every morning I tell myself, "I will look for reasons to be happy and I will find them."

Preoccupy your thoughts, fill your mind, continually, intrusively and to an overwhelming extent on all the good in your life.

Engage yourself only in things that will elevate you.

That is when obsession becomes inherently good.

YOU ARE DESIGNED TO REIGN IN LIFE

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