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Part I: I Don't Mind my Mind-What I know but never think.


"What I know but never think," was how the Circle of Security Parenting founders describe state of mind.  

 And why does it matter?

 For me, this is personal.  I seem to have a hidden switch that flips when I'm making progress in my spiritual, physical, career and relational goals. It seems to say, "Hey, wait a minute, this is not what we know and how we do things, let's go back to the way we were."  

  WHAT????  I'm a new creature!  I don't have to live this way.  I am supposed to make every thought obedient to Christ.

 The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, "The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.  On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.  We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."

 The problem is...I don't even know my own thoughts.  I don't mind my mind.

 AND...

 How do I support AMAZING others who see themselves by the way they believe themselves to be or how they have experienced through others interaction with them?

 So I read.  Change your mindset.  Know our state of mind.  How are they same?  How are they different?

 What does mindset, state of mind, renewing the mind or world view even mean?

Mrs. Eppenbaugh (K-5th grade teacher) would have said, "I don't know what it means, look it up."  (She taught a one room K-8th school for what seemed like forever.) 
 I loved my education!!!!  





Reading for me is like building with legos. 



 As I'm studying "Mindset," I run and pull out the "Circle of Security"  and "Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness" books and my Bible. Building connections.

So, the first step...What do these concepts mean?

Mindset 

"a particular way of thinking : a person's attitude or set 

of opinions about something, a mental 

inclination, tendency, or habit" Merriam-Webster

 "Mindsets are just beliefs.  They're powerful beliefs, but they're just something in your mind, and you can change your mind." Dr. Carol Dweck

State of Mind 

"The particular way in which we hold or make sense of our experience. A state of mind is an all-encompassing perception of the world, experienced in such a way that it is 'unquestionable the way things are.' What we know but never think." Cooper, Hoffman, Powell, Marvin

Worldview 

Merriam-Webster "the way someone thinks about the world."

"Whether conscious or subconscious, every person has some type of worldview. A personal worldview is a combination of all you believe to be true, and what you believe becomes the driving force behind every emotion, decision and action. Therefore, it affects your response to every area of life: from philosophy to science, theology and anthropology to economics, law, politics, art and social order — everything." 

 "Barna says about people he surveyed about individuals world view and his or her beliefs and actions, "Although most people own a Bible and know some of its content, our research found that most Americans have little idea how to integrate core biblical principles to form a unified and meaningful response to the challenges and opportunities of life."(Del Tackett, http://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/christian-worldview/whats-a-christian-worldview/whats-a-worldview-anyway)

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