Via: siasat.com
Tonight was an important night in the state of Oklahoma. It was the night when the state's two favorite schools, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University battled it out in the state's favorite sport, football. Most folks across Oklahoma call this game 'Bedlam,' which is a word that means 'a noisy and confused state or scene.' It is just that. It's a game where both sets of fans are at their loudest, and a game in which anything can happen, especially confusing things. Unlike this game though that happens once a year in one state, bedlam also happens every day in everyone's life in some form or fashion. This is the bedlam that's in the mind.
We all have those moments in our minds when things seem frantic and loud. There are thoughts that create stress and thoughts that create so much noise that it's impossible to think of anything else. They're usually the thoughts that question our capabilities, our lives and our beliefs. They create confusion and make noise until they're put to rest by being answered. It's bedlam.
Bedlam in the mind isn't good. It's distracting, and it steals away our focus from what's important and what's in front of us because often times the thoughts creating bedlam are thoughts that aren't always the most important; They're the worries, doubt and fears. Just like Bedlam in the state of Oklahoma has a winner each year, so does the bedlam in your mind, and it's important for you to be the victor in that matchup.
Conquer bedlam. Turn the noisy thoughts of confusion into quiet thoughts that are silenced by looking at what's in front of you and what's important. Don't worry about the 'what if's' because that's what they are, if's. Pray, and turn the noisy, chaotic scene that is bedlam in your mind into a peace of mind. Leave bedlam to sports games and free it from mind games.
-Cliff
Cliff's Note: Bedlam is a better football game than a mind game. Keep it that way.