Isn’t the mind a wonderful and scary thing? It is so powerful if you really stop and think about it. Especially if you believe what some people say it is possible to accompolish.
A lot of people, including myself, believe that if you really believe something is possible the mind can make it come true in the material world. I have read several books that promote that theory. Most of the self help and motivational gurus teach that belief.
I tend to believe that it is true to a certain degree. If you let your mind hold onto an idea or even believe that you will attain a spiritual or material goal, it will come true. I don’t think that all you have to do is sit on the couch, hold that thought in your mind and do nothing about it, and it will just materialize out of thin air. However, if you hold that idea and work every day toward that goal, then your mind will help you find the way to achieve whatever it is that you want.
Although the mind is a powerful and wonderous thing, I do not believe it can make your dream car or house magically materialize out of thin air. It can, however, resolve the problems that arise to block your path to whatever it is that you are trying to achieve.
I like that you said that a person can’t just sit on the couch and dream things. I think too often people forget that in order to accomplish something, you still have to set out to do it. Nice post.