One of my mentors, Harv Eker, teaches “Nothing has meaning except for the meaning we give it.” On the surface this seems so simply, and it is….but it’s not easy to truly understand.
Think about this…there is no happiness, confidence or misery in the world. All these are emotions and meanings the WE project onto a situation. Don’t believe me? Try this, look in pockets or purse for happiness, did you find any? Or take a look in the cracks of the sofa for some confidence, find any? No…maybe you found a few quarters, but no confidence.
As difficult as this concept may be to grasp, the understanding of it is critical to live a life of self-control. It takes discipline and mental strength to TRULY understand that nothing has meaning except for the meaning you give it. If this seems is difficult to accept, and yet at some level you do understand it repeat this phrase several times a day for the next week.
“Nothing has meaning except for the meaning I give it”
Once you accept as this a true, it will mean that YOU will now be in control of your thoughts, and your thoughts will dictate your feelings. All meanings and emotions reside in our “inner world”, the world of beliefs, thoughts and feelings.
The “outer world” is the world of situations, experiences and the gross material. It is your inner world that creates meaning for your outer world. When you come to master this you will be in complete control of your own experiences, results and future.
I’d like to leave you this little twist…nothing has meaning except for the meaning you give it…especially your life!
To Your Inner Strength,
Gregg
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Hi Pam and thanks for your comments and I understand the frustration. One thing I coach people on is to first focus on their lives, this is only thing they have somewhat control over. They have no control over worldly affairs and those of our neighbors. We can only control ourselves that is our thoughts.
Unfortunately most people are afraid to at their own lives, so they point to situations outside themselves as examples. When a person has the courage to look and change their own life, then other changes naturally occur.
Now, having said that I look at thoughts, things experiences, beliefs as NOT being good or bad, but do they support you in the life you want to live? If they do, great! If not, then perhaps taking a deeper look at them.
Thanks again for your fantastic comments, I appreciate you taking the time.
Hi Gregg,
Thanks for “Nothing has Meaning Except for the Meaning We Give It” article. I have been on a personal quest to uncover erroneous beliefs that have held me back or caused me problems or pain. In my research, I have inevitably come upon the idea that ‘nothing has meaning.’ But that seems to be a problem too. How then do we ever distinguish if anything out there is “right” or “wrong,” or “good or bad,” or ever know if the beliefs we have formed are based on truth? Isn’t sexual abuse of a child wrong and bad? Wasn’t Hitler’s crap wrong? Isn’t it wrong to kill? Are these things neither good nor bad? Do they just exist on some neutral plane? Wouldn’t we just accept everything and become completely complacent if we never saw anything as having a meaning? Doesn’t the wife of an alcoholic have to determine that alcoholism and living with one is bad in order to get out of the situation? If there was simply “no meaning” in it, wouldn’t she remain complacent and continue to subject herself and her children to that life? This is crazy! There’s something I’m missing here, and I haven’t quite figured it out.
Pam
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