Thought Row Blog — self improvement
Is Being Clever All That?
Posted by Rod Jones on

Is Being Clever All That? Being genuinely clever requires an innovative imagination. One that seems to benefit greatly from a brainy ego. Spontaneity rules. Who amongst us has not been enamored by some people's ability to be clever in an almost showy way? But yet subtle enough to make us all notice without their clever act or comment appearing to be arrogant. Cleverish by design. All forms of creativity whether it be thoughts or actual inventions require an audience to appreciate the originality. Take a look around you. Most likely you are surrounded by some pretty cool stuff. Over time...
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What’s Labor?
Posted by Rod Jones on

What’s Labor? Labor ain't child's play is one of the most common answers you get when you ask the question, what's labor? None of us make it through life without experiencing labor. Physical labor can be dull, unpleasant, and bring on a whole lot of aches, pains, and sweat. But there is another kind of labor that virtually everyone experiences but rarely defines, and that is thought labor. Is there such a thing as labor in the mind, yes indeed. . The labor of thought. When you face a problem what is the first thing you try and do?...
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- Tags: carpentry, great accomplishments, hard work, Jesus, Jesus Christ, labor of love, lessons in life, life lessons, mindfulness, newborn child, physical labor, problems, self improvement, stress, thoughts, Winston Churchill
Twenty Seconds In Your Life
Posted by Rod Jones on

Twenty Seconds In Your Life: Your destiny and the passage of time. Can a mere group of seconds in time change everything? You blink your eyes 15 to 20 times a minute which gives you ample time to see and focus. Your hearing is constant. The speed of thought is approximately 60 bits per second. Our brains like supercomputers have a tremendous amount of processing power. Imagine what can happen to us in 20 seconds of thought, whether it be negative or positive. Twenty seconds out of every half hour of your awoken day in productive thoughts could easily...
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- Tags: destiny, E=mc 2, Einstein, lifechanging, mindfulness, philosophical, philosophy, positivity, reality, seconds, self improvement, supercomputer, thoughts, time
Thunder Only Happens When It’s Raining
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Thunder Only Happens When It’s Raining: Lightning flashed and thunder boomed. Outside the window, the summer storm made its way leaving behind a drenching freshness that could be seen and felt. The cleansing of the senses was again jolted by nature. The reality: there’s something deep within our nature that has an unspoken rhythmic relation to all that nature has to offer. Our thoughts especially those deep within covet the spirit that connects us through the world of human experiences. There is a sunrise and a sunset built into all of us. Some call it the psychobiography of...
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- Tags: destiny, Fleetwood Mac, lightening, mindfulness, mother nature, nature, psychobiography, reality, self improvement, Stevie Nicks, thunder, thunder storm
The Best Day of Your Life
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The Best Day of Your Life When? Where? Who were you that day? Who are you now? Do you really want to know? Here's a thought. You may just want to revisit that particular day. Ask yourself was it a happy-go-lucky one? Not a single nemesis in, on, or around you. Could you have celebrated that day on your own? Here's another thought. A celebratory day can be every day. It's when you give yourself complete and unashamed freedom to be happy. Fashion your tone and manner inside and out. Make your daily style to always be The Best Day...
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- Tags: be happy, best day in your life, celebrate yourself, inspiration, mental wellness, mindfulness, motivation, negative thinking, positive mindset, positivity, postive thinking, rejoice, self improvement, self love, self-awareness