| A battle is taking place in the minds of many people, a | | | | suggest that working hard in a tough job is being lazy." |
| battle between their conscious desires and | | | | Well, actually what I am saying is that to ignore (even |
| subconscious programming. In other words, the | | | | though we have the information) that all we need to |
| difference between what they want to achieve, and | | | | improve our lives is already within our grasp, that's |
| what they actually believe they can achieve. When | | | | being lazy. |
| there is no harmony between what we want and | | | | The negative thoughts that plague your life are |
| what we believe, life becomes a sea of depression, | | | | currently stored in your subconscious in the form of |
| desperation and unhappiness where we drown in dark, | | | | mental habits: for example, the habit of doubting that |
| putrid waters. It doesn't have to be that way. In fact, | | | | there is something better, the habit of believing that you |
| leaving that putrid, dark sea is easier than you might | | | | will fail at something, the habit of thinking negatively, etc. |
| think. | | | | Changing a habit is something that most people find |
| The first step to get out of this 'dark sea' of | | | | difficult to do. The perceived difficulty of changing a |
| unhappiness is to make the decision that you want to | | | | habit is why so many people simply accept |
| get out. It's so easy that it may sound a little silly. Yet, | | | | unhappiness instead of putting forth the effort required |
| when you look around at all the unhappiness that | | | | to change their lives. That's the laziness to which I |
| exists in the world, it's very clear that many people just | | | | refer. |
| don't take that first step of making the decision to | | | | Isn't it strange? There are people who are able to |
| abandon their unhappiness. If there is a desire in your | | | | work 10 hours a day as masons or picking fruit in the |
| heart that brings you negative emotions because you | | | | fields, or cleaning houses or secretaries in an office, |
| haven't satisfied it, you're not really happy. | | | | and yet they are unwilling to invest a few minutes |
| Mental health experts talk about fear of change and | | | | each day to focus on thoughts that can benefit them. |
| fear of the unknown as the reasons (excuses?) many | | | | If you are drowning in the waters of a miserable life, |
| people use to remain in their "comfort zone", even if | | | | your 'salvation' is at your fingertips, within you. Forget |
| that zone is surrounded by unhappiness, poverty, and | | | | about waiting for some mysterious external force that |
| other not-so-good things. However, I believe that the | | | | will rescue you. This lifeline is already within you. |
| reason so many people live with unhappiness is | | | | Everything you could possibly need to improve your life |
| laziness. I'm not talking about being too lazy to clean | | | | already exists within you. You simply have to decide |
| the house, or to work as a carpenter or something like | | | | not to ignore it anymore. Decide to think differently, to |
| that. I'm referring to intellectual laziness and even | | | | focus your energy on the good that already exists in |
| beyond that -- to spiritual laziness. Indeed, the scriptures | | | | your life despite the appearances of you current |
| talk about this subject. Proverbs 6 reads: | | | | situation, and no matter what circumstances are |
| "Go to the ant,you sluggard;observe its ways and be | | | | around you at this time. |
| wise! It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, yet it | | | | The human mind is like a computer. In fact, I believe the |
| prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the | | | | human subconscious is God's computer. The mind is a |
| harvest what it will eat." | | | | tool that can create wonderful things when used |
| Those old words go right to the point I'm making here. | | | | correctly, but when used badly it can bring you to |
| Throngs of people believe that sitting in a church with a | | | | disaster. |
| Holy Book in their hands, hoping for a mysterious ray | | | | Don't miss another opportunity to learn how to use the |
| of light from above is what's going to rescue them | | | | tools you already have at your disposal, tools given to |
| from their unhappy existence. Most of them are | | | | you by your creator to build the life you want to live. |
| honest, hard-working people. And yet, many feel that | | | | And as the Bible says: even an ant has wisdom, and |
| the harder they work, the harder life is. It's my opinion | | | | does what it must to have a good life. What are you |
| that this feeling is the result of laziness. Now, I | | | | willing to do to have a good life? Don't let laziness rob |
| understand that some of you will get angry when you | | | | you of an opportunity to be happy. |
| read this. You might be thinking "How dare you | | | | |