Yup! We’re still trying to farm here, (though the weather is making it extremely difficult) so, I think there is time for another farm story. 🙂
Working out in the fields always seems to be time pressured – “the dew is on, the dew is fading, it’s getting too cold, too hot, a storm is coming….”
The other day, as my husband got me set up with instructions and closed the door to the tractor, I was trying to remember everything he told me – watch the wheel track on the left so your rake wheel doesn’t go in. Go in 5th gear. Keep it at this speed, etc., etc.
As I headed out in the field, I was startled to see a bee flying around in the cab of the tractor with me. Only it turned out not to be a bee, but a wasp! My heart lurched! (If you read an earlier post, I recently got stung by a bee. Not fun).
While trying to avoid the wasp, I quickly stopped my tractor (well, you can’t quickly stop a 1,300 lb. anything, but I tried). By the time I got the equipment stopped and the door open, the wasp was nowhere to be seen
It must have crawled into some nook or cranny of that tractor cab. It wasn’t flying around anymore, and I had work to do, but I could not relax as I shifted back into gear. The more I thought about that wasp, the more I felt it was crawling on me, ready to sting.
I knew it was the power of suggestion. Just the thought that the wasp could fly out and sting me at any moment was giving me the sensation of being stung. I was itchy all over and a little jumpy.
If my thoughts were so powerful about something so negative and creating that feeling, why couldn’t I change my thoughts and create a positive feeling?
So, I did! I started to think about what could be positive in this situation. I tried to tell myself that maybe the wasp was friendly and had no intention of hurting me. Or, that maybe it was already dead, burned up in the hot inner workings of the engine.
Ok, those were silly thoughts, but they got me smiling. Smiling is positive.
I liked the idea of using my thoughts to my advantage instead of keeping me on “pins and needles,” so I continued in coming up with more positive thoughts and soon became more relaxed and able to move onto other musings.
With more positive thoughts in mind, I quickly forgot about that wasp. I got busy focusing on the matter at hand – finishing the job before me.
Now I don’t know what happened to that wasp, but I wished it well and sent it thanks for reminding me that I am in charge of my thoughts and that my thoughts have the power of directing my life.
Is there a situation today where you can use the power of suggestion to change the direction of your thinking? Give it a try and let me know below what you experienced.
With love,
