Seems like just yesterday that I stepped inside the world of blogging thanks to Steemit and it’s already been 7 months! Even though I had contemplated blogging before, I had never actually taken steps to do so before I stumbled upon this place.

The first few weeks were kind of overwhelming to be honest because there is a ton of stuff to learn about before you can start to fully concentrate on your content but if you get past that initial hurdle, you will find that the whole experience becomes quite enjoyable.

After being here for 7 months and having shared my art, travel, recipe and other posts relating to life and philosophy, I now have a healthy collection of posts that I often look back and cherish. While doing so today, I kind of had a moment when I suddenly realized how powerful of a tool our minds can be if put to the right use. Then I sat and went down the history lane and had some realizations about my own mind that I want to share today.

1. The Mind Is A Thought Generating Machine

Okay, we all already know this but I think sometimes we underestimate this a lot because we seldom pay conscious attention to the thoughts running inside our mind. I mean just being conscious of all the different thoughts that seem to generate randomly, can be tiring. Such is the enormity of this machine.

According to some scientists the human mind can generate around 50,000 thoughts per day, which is a lot if you think about it. I don’t know whether that number is true or not but one thing we can all agree upon is that the number probably is beyond a thousand and that itself is huge to me!

2. Controlling Your Mind Is Key To Focus

The first point is exactly why we all need to control our minds. While having so many thoughts is useful to keep coming up with great content for your blog, too much thinking can lead you confused too. That is why we must use this tool of ours for the results we desire and therefore we need to learn to control it.

Only when you control it can you have laser sharp focus. And once you are able to hone that level of focus, you will find that you can achieve virtually any task in a relatively shorter amount of time. It is not easy to do so and I myself have found that meditation can go a long way to do so. But use what works best for you.

3. Creativity Knows No Bounds

Creativity is bringing something to reality that didn’t exist before and for that you need to have boundless thinking and I’m glad that all our minds are capable of doing that. If you think that we are all either left brained or right brained, then think again. We all have both aspects of thinking. It is only a matter of what we are better at.

Each one of us can find that creative side of us and bring out awesome masterpieces for everyone to feast their senses upon, be it art or music or a story. What you need is a little inspiration and you are good to go. When you start creating content daily, you really appreciate the enormous creativity of the human mind.