Where is your mental track taking you

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  "One who works with his hands is a laborer. One who works with his hands and head is a craftsman. One who works with his hands, his head, and his heart is a master" - Anon
  
  All of us have a mental track we run on all our waking hours. That track is created by (and creates) the constant conversation in our minds, mental pictures, feelings and to a lesser extent, smells and tastes, both real and imagined.
  This mental track gives meaning to your experiences. Every hour of the day your brain and body is recording what you think, say, hear, feel, smell, taste and do.
  This constant recording process creates your memories, not just in your brain but in every cell of your body.
  It is also creating the track you will "run" on forever. This track can also be called your habits.
  You didn't think habits were just actions you took *on the outside*, did you?
  Hope not! Because all habits are first on the inside, which then get transferred to your action habits.
  Everything you do well now... that you may have done, say... 5,000 times in the physical world, you've probably done (imagined/visualized) that thing 50,000 times or more in your mind. This mental rehearsal of the entire sequences that take four to five seconds in the physical world might take only four or five thousandths of a second in your imagination.
  That's why mental practice, while being easier, is also faster than "real" practice.
  Look at yourself - Batteries not included.
  Yes, that's a great description of your life. You have to create your own energy, your own momentum, your own drive. You have to power your own dreams. You have to take your plans into your hands and make them happen. Don't wait around for someone to lift you up on his shoulders and take you to your castle, because it won't happen. You have to supply your own batteries.
  
  EXPERIENCE

Life is like parenting. Have you ever noticed that when a child comes into your life, he/she does not come with the manual. And the manufacturer doesn't seem particularly helpful, leaving it up to you to learn how to parent on the fly. And just when you think you are finally starting to get the hang of it, your "child" says he/she is moving out.
And it doesn't get any better with the second or third or fourth child, because each model requires a different missing manual.
Life is like that. As much as we read, as much as we listen, as much as we observe, there is no manual for life, and just when you think you are finally starting to get the hang of it, you will be ready to move out.
So keep reading. Keep listening. Keep observing. Keep learning. But don't ever expect to know it all. Enjoy the ride, every last minute of it, even without the manual.

LIST

Today's to-do list:
Smile
Laugh
Love
Care
Think
Share
Imagine
Wonder
Relax
Live

Punch Line for the day : It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us Integrity." Anon