The Power Of A Thought
Consciously Creating Your World
Written by MaryEvelyn
So…how much thought should I give a thought? For me, if it is a good thought I like to bask in it. If it is an unpleasant thought, I like to revision it. I understand that not every thought needs to be fed. I have found that when I give too much of my attention to an unpleasant thought it takes on a life of its own too quickly thus spiraling me down the proverbial rabbit hole.
By letting a negative thought fly freely in my imagination my subconscious accepts it as truth and the spiraling begins. I don’t believe that a thought is real unless I so decide to make it real by not letting it go, henceforth, adding unnecessary drama to it.
When I started realizing this, I was at a place in my life where I was open to gain truth about what I created for myself and why I seemed to be creating situations that weren’t making me happy and also making me feel as though I didn’t have a say in my circumstances.
This realization brought me to taking a close look in the mirror at myself. From within I looked at who I think I am, and who I think I want to be. I also took a close look at my feelings; what I was feeling within about my experiences in life and how I’m still living with them.
This all took time for me to put in an objective space, but then I did. And what I got from this observation was the awareness of the power of just a thought. I’ve learned that thoughts are the beginning of a welcoming outcome, or an unpleasant outcome. Most importantly I learned that I have the power to control my thoughts. I don’t have to let them run rapid in my head, I can stop them or revision them, thus, producing any outcome that I so choose.
Interesting enough, when we have a thought, we tend to expect a predictable outcome from that thought stemmed from our experiences or social learning. We allow that thought to manifest by way of not knowing that we can change every thought to benefit us. As we take control of our thoughts we take control of our lives and understand that we are the only one responsible for our way of life, the ups, downs, ins, outs.
We are the maker of all circumstances in our lives. When we aren’t aware of this, our circumstances can feel haphazard, out of our control, questionable. I have created everything in my world, but I didn’t know that I was doing so. I didn’t know that my thoughts played such of an impact on my world. Thoughts of fear, doubt, lack of, would play out in my world, but I didn’t realize that I was unconsciously creating what I didn’t want. I did not realize that I could do better for myself. I thought that the cards had been dealt and I not only didn’t know enough about the game to play them myself, I didn’t know that I could be an active participant.
When we know and feel who we are; the creator of our own destiny, we will expect and get the heaven on earth that we have been seeking. The bottom line is always, “I”
When I read over a recipe, perhaps I’ve made a decision on whether I am going to like the outcome or not, just by reading the ingredients. I may think, no big deal, which is true, but is an experience or thought keeping me from trying a new dessert?
This week I found a South African dessert recipe called Malva Pudding. I felt compelled to give it a try. I had a slice right out of the oven, then later that evening when I served it up for game night, and then the next morning after it sat in the fridge all night. My goodness, the flavor, the moisture, the texture just keeps getting better if that’s possible. I’m so pleased with this cake that I decided to put it on my list of holiday desserts.
The cake (ingredients)
4 large eggs
3 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup apricot jam (I used my homemade orange marmalade)
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vinegar (I used apple vinegar)
1 1/2 cups milk
In a large bowl beat eggs, orange zest, sugar, butter, and apricot jam until light and fluffy. Now add the vinegar and milk to the mixture.
In another bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Gradually fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture. The mixture may be runny and that’s okay.
Pour the batter into greased cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-30 minutes or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
The Sauce (ingredients)
2 cups evaporated milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar (I used light)
1 cup butter ( I used 3/4 cup)
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
While the cake is baking heat the evaporated milk, butter, sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. Remove from heat.
Using a skewer poke holes in the cake all the way to the bottom.
Pour the butter sauce on the cake allowing it to soak through. You can eat while warm, or refrigerate until later. I did both ways and it was delicious.
Notes:
Grease the cake pan generously to prevent sticking.
Pour the butter sauce over the cake slowly and evenly allowing time to absorb. I didn’t use as much butter sauce as the recipe made, so next time I will just cut the sauce recipe in half. It’s really just a preference thing.
You can garnish with powdered sugar as I did or use your imagination to top it off making it totally your creation. The cake stands alone very well so a topping is totally optional.
Most importantly…ENJOY!!!
