The Soundtrack

In the movie of our life, our thoughts are the soundtrack. 

When we are watching a scary movie, it’s the music that makes us fearful of what might be around the bend. It lets us know that our anticipation should be rising. In a drama we are told when something is sad or sweet or moving. Soundtracks set themes and add nuance. They tell us how we should feel or react in any given situation. The same is true of our mind.

If we live each day in fear. Worrying about what might happen, what might go wrong. If we constantly think about getting hurt or being rejected our feelings will follow suit. Our muscles will be tense and we’ll be sensitive to the slightest provocation that might arise. We will find hurt or spend our lives trying to construct a bubble around us to protect us from the world. We spend our lives waiting for bad things to happen because we are listening to our thoughts. 

We all have fearful thoughts. But we can choose whether or not to believe them. We can choose to change the soundtrack of our movie. If we focus on living from a place of love. To be open, regardless of our fear. If we choose to see the light in situations, instead of the shadow. If we accept that we are not in control of tomorrow and that might be a very good thing. If we allow our hearts to lead our mind. In this way, our thoughts will change, our soundtrack will change, the tune of lives will change. 

These are just some thoughts inspired by revisiting this fun clip, earlier today. The Shining Spoof.