The last few weeks have been a time of contemplation and expansion. I have discovered things about myself, been challenged, and have redefined my thinking and the way I hold myself. It's not that I had some epiphany or a revelation, but more a steady flow of thoughts and events that all pointed toward the same concepts. I don't know if this is comprehensible without my divulging the intimate details of everything, but I hope it is at least somewhat understandable.
The realizations that I have come across have helped me to grow hugely in a small amount of time. I feel more confident, more ready to face the world, and more free to be truly myself without worry. Opposition is beginning to scare me less and less and is instead becoming something that I use to develop my own strength. Conflict has become less prominent. My compassion and sympathy are increasing. Depth of thought has nose-dived, which, in my regard, is a positive thing. Acceptance of myself is greater than ever before, reflecting in my acceptance of others as well. I've learned to brush of the negative judgement of others and soak in the valued traits and qualities that I have proved to possess. It's all because of a change in thinking. These thoughts that slowly crept in continued to circle my mind until I finally believed them.
I feel like I need to go off on some further tangent similar to that of Thoreau, but I think that this quote will suffice:
"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."
