Throughout human history, wise people have always acknowledged one universal truth: your thoughts make your world.
Marcus Aurelius
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
Buddha
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.”
King Solomon, Proverbs
“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”
Lao Tzu
“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”
Indian proverb
“The eyes do not see what the mind does not want.”
Huang Po, Zen master
“When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish.”
There are many more. In every culture, in every place and time where people have written things down, they all agree on this: your thoughts–and how you deal with them–shape your entire life.
Change your thoughts, change your life.