The Mind is Everything
The mind is everything. What you think you become. – Buddha
An oldie, but a goodie.
And still true.
I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the next one…
This is something I have been thinking about a great deal these days. I am collector of knowledge and wisdom. I have a belief that if I fill my head with great ideas, and think realistically positive thoughts as much as possible, and carefully craft my speech, that my life will improve. And it has….
“Action expresses priorities.” – Mahatma Gandhi This is such a vital, critical truth. It’s true in two ways: First, our results – what we have created as a result of our actions – are 100%, no-exceptions, a mirror of our priorities. What we have or don’t have (good/bad relationships, healthy or un-healthy weight, sound finances or crushing…
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration. – James Allen We are so often kept small by the thing that must remain the same. Or the thing we must control. (Some form of) Fear is what keeps us clinging to this “thing.” We think that if we…
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. – Aldous Huxley Success, like happiness, is not something to achieved or arrived at. It’s not a destination, it’s more of a by-product. To use the example of a tree, Success isn’t the leaves of the tree, or…
Obviously, there is little you can learn from doing nothing. – Jim Rohn To get better, you must learn. To learn you must do (things). What are you doing?