For no immediately apparent reason except for having some free time on my hands, I did a weird thing.

I inventoried all the stuff I’ve allowed into my mind over these many years.

Far from complete, it included thoughts, ideas, considerations of evil and good, the unspeakably secret, imaginations and images, and the themes, worries, hopes, dreams and beliefs I’ve allowed to consume so much nogginmatter, complete with smiles, sweat, tears and all.

I do this weird thing every so often.

I find it an efficient method of pride and ego reduction at times when I may be inclined to think a little more of myself than I ought.

A real humility builder.

The list is long. Really long. And while it contains a pleasant number of recollections of experiences good, noble and clean, the dirt, filth and sewage was clearly overpopulating

As a man thinks, so his heart shall be. Proverbs 23:7. Your thoughts shape who you are, and who you may yet become.

Fortunately, most of my head rubbish is from years long past and are long since forgiven. But with an occasional flushing, changing the way you think about the world and your experience in it can mold a new perspective for your future and for your future of influencing those around you.

Weird? Without a doubt.

But I find it’s worth the effort to take a complete inventory once in a while to purge, renew, and redirect the trajectory of my mind.

Where your mind is, there your heart will be also.—a slightly abridged version of Matthew 6:21

And finding your ♥️ is what life is truly all about.