As a being of thought, your dominant mental attitude will determine your condition in life. It will also be the gauge of your knowledge and the measures of your attainment. The so-called limitations of your nature are the boundary lines of your thoughts; they are self-erected fences, and can be drawn to a narrower circle, extended to a wider, or be allowed to remain. You are the thinker of your thoughts and as such you are the maker of yourself and condition. Thought is causal and creative, and appears in your character and life in the form of results. There are no accidents in your life. Both its harmonies and antagonisms are the responsive echoes of your thoughts. A man thinks, and his life appears.
If your dominant mental attitude is peaceable and lovable, bliss and blessedness will follow you; if it be resistant and hateful, trouble and distress will cloud your pathway. Out of ill-will will come grief and disaster; out of good will, healing and reparation. You imagine your circumstances as being separate from yourself, but they are intimately related to your thought world. Nothing appears without an adequate cause. Everything that happens is just. Nothing is fated, everything is formed.
As you think, you travel; as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. You cannot escape the result of your thoughts, but you can endure and learn, can accept and be glad.
You will always come to the place where your love (your most abiding and intense thought) can receive its measure of gratification. If your love be base, you will come to a base place; if it be beautiful, you will come to a beautiful place.
You can alter your thoughts, and so alter your condition. Strive to perceive the vastness and grandeur of your responsibility. You are powerful, not powerless. You are as powerful to obey as you are to disobey; as strong to be pure as to be impure; as ready for wisdom as for ignorance. You can learn what you will, can remain as ignorant as you choose. If you love knowledge you will obtain it; if you love wisdom you will secure it; if you love purity you will realise it. All things await your acceptance, and you choose by the thoughts which you entertain.
A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts. No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself. By the noble Gateway of Pure Thought you can enter the highest Heaven; by the ignoble doorway of impure thought you can descend into the lowest hell.
Your mental attitude towards others will faithfully react upon yourself, and will manifest itself in every relation of your life. Every impure and selfish thought that you send out comes back to you in your circumstances in some form of suffering; every pure and unselfish thought returns to you in some form of blessedness. Your circumstances are effects of which the cause is inward and invisible. As the father-mother of your thoughts you are the maker of your state and condition. When you know yourself, you will perceive, that every event in your life is weighed in the faultless balance of equity. When you understand the law within your mind you will cease to regard yourself as the impotent and blind tool of circumstances, and will become the strong and seeing master.
**Attn Ezine Editors / Site Owners** Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine or on your site so long as you leave all links in place.
Carl Cholette is an internet marketer, motivational coach, fitness trainer and syndicated author. He has a degree in business and a passion for fitness, psychology and sales. Visit http://www.coastalcenter.ca
bathroom cleaning service Northbrook ..Recently, a dear friend who has been both a coach... Read More
Every day something changes at work: your products, your customers,... Read More
Henry Ford, after he had achieved great success, was the... Read More
So what is a limiting belief?Don't you love the current... Read More
Dear Friends,All human beings have a unique ability right from... Read More
I believe that one of the best ways to stay... Read More
One thing in life is certain---change. Things never stay the... Read More
Failure is my favorite subject. For I have spent my... Read More
In the latest and final Star Wars saga, Anakin Skywalker... Read More
"Someone was hurt before you; wronged before you, hungry before... Read More
Last time we talked about how to begin building the... Read More
Keep focusing on the fullness of your life: Keep remembering... Read More
I have had many confidence issues in my life, all... Read More
Why do we help others? There is a whole lot... Read More
Lately, I've been hearing that it's not okay to have... Read More
"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude... Read More
Do you wish you had high self-confidence? Some of us... Read More
INNER CRITIC UNVEILED! Part 2: AFFIRMATIONS TO THE RESCUE!"Almost everybody... Read More
The way we use language can have a huge impact... Read More
Cheri decided that she wanted to grow an apple tree... Read More
"The other night I ate at a real family restaurant.... Read More
Striving to improve our self esteem is on everybody's mind.... Read More
Attitude, has a way of preening itself, often without awareness... Read More
You've probably heard this idea at one time or another.... Read More
Everything exists twice. First, in your mind. Later, before you... Read More
insured cleaning company Wilmette ..Bosses can't control many things at work. In fact, they... Read More
Music is very powerful. The kind of music you listen... Read More
"Where are your bananas?" It seemed like a logical question... Read More
Do you talk with yourself? When we hear people talking... Read More
"Putting ourselves down, is an insult to our worth." --Helen... Read More
Do you realize how good you have it? Yes, everyone... Read More
Smart folk have always realised how vital it is to... Read More
You are already a winner, and so am I.Although you... Read More
ARE YOU IN... OR OUT?Are you in or out of... Read More
One day while in deep meditation and self analysis, a... Read More
One of the most important aspects of living a healthy... Read More
Music penetrates our mental barriers and influences the deepest areas... Read More
Changing your mindset can have a significant impact on achieving... Read More
Remember Des'ree? She had a great song out in 1994,... Read More
Know thyself.These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the... Read More
I don't know about you, but for me, the technological... Read More
"Thinking is responsible for man's primacy on earth today. Existence... Read More
Ever feel like giving up? Do you ever feel so... Read More
James Allen, who wrote the masterpiece, As a Man Thinketh,... Read More
The most dangerous thing is illusion. ~ Ralph Waldo EmersonFailure... Read More
Millions struggle through life barely earning enough to survive. Many... Read More
Once we understand the difference our attitude makes in our... Read More
Recently, a lady came to see me and she had... Read More
Positive self-esteem is very important if not crucial to our... Read More
Are you the kind of person who dwells on your... Read More
Positive Attitude Tips |