Personal Journal Entry

Hawk.Session1.Journal Hart-was there something that transformed the way that you feel? And yes correcting the mind,the rest will fall into place.In my quest for personal development,I`ve done a tone of processing,meditating,reading,praying,exercising,eating well,and helping other people.All of these things are amazing,and I still do them regularly,but none of it matters if I don`t guard my thoughts as though my life depends on it. The quality of my life literally depends on my thoughts.I never thought of myself as negative person,and most people who know me will tell you I`m a bubbly, outgoing,super positive individual.This is definitely the version of me that shows up in the outside world,and this is absolutely who I want to be.However,when I am under the spell of my "stinking thinking', I don`t feel so good and happy. I also begin to experience circumstances that are most certainly not what I want.One thing that`s been really difficult for me is recognizing when I`m thinking negative thoughts. More often than not,they`re totally subconscious thought patterns playing themselves out over and over again,and kicking my butt in the process. What I`ve decided that most of the time,it really …show more content…
I`m more of the confirmed and challenged everyday perspective Why? Each of us has a biased world view because we are all limited to a single camera perspective.That is we can only see what comes before us,and we can only hear what is around us.No one has the definitive version of reality,including the the author of this lesson. Our social location helps inform our world view-our race,class,gender,religion,sexual orientation,culture, ect Our world view impacts how we view,respond,and react to every experience.Our job in this lesson is to learn what stereotypes and biases are,beyond them to a more balanced ability to evaluate and understand