It’s hard to quote ancient wisdom without feeling like a Live Laugh Love poster, so I’ll try to share this more plainly. Over the years I’ve seen something like this shared (and attributed to lots of sources):
- Thoughts → Words
- Words → Actions
- Actions → Habits
- Habits → Character
- Character → Destiny
The point being that you can ultimately control your destiny by starting with your thoughts. Think mean things when your friends find success? You might be destined to have no friends (for example).
I won’t walk through every step, because I’m sure you could do that yourself—but I tried this recently when I realized my [uncharitable] actions weren’t aligned with my values (thoughts).
It turns out that (literally) a couple of minutes spent following a thought along to some big conclusion can have a pretty big impact on your life (hopefully for the better, but you do you).