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Cause = Effect<br />

Distracting Thoughts=Missed Opportunity<br />

Medical science abounds with examples of the effect of thought on the<br />

physical body. Many of the more progressive doctors of our day<br />

acknowledge the disease-inducing power of thoughts laced with envy,<br />

anger, hatred and bitterness. Conversely, laughter, joy and well-being<br />

are now actively pursued as tools for healing all sorts of ills. Thoughtful<br />

people are realizing that a person’s character is defined by their deep<br />

belief system, which in turn is defined by the sum total of their thoughts.<br />

The mental atmosphere of an individual created by their belief system<br />

acts as a magnet, drawing to them experiences affecting in kind their<br />

health, happiness and prosperity.<br />

It is broadly recognized that a good character results from the ongoing<br />

generation of good thoughts, words, and actions, just as a lowly<br />

character results from the continued dwelling on corrupt thoughts and<br />

feelings and subsequent actions. People clearly define their own nature<br />

and ensuing life’s experience. In the factory of their mind, they create<br />

the tools to either build themselves up or tear themselves down.<br />

So the question for us all is – when you consider the predominant<br />

patterns of thoughts, words and actions that you choose or allow<br />

yourself to engage in, what sort of tools are you creating? What’s the<br />

answer? It is important to take seriously, and has been alluded to many<br />

times, but most famously by the poet William Ernest Henley, in the last<br />

two lines of his brilliant “Invictus,” when he wrote:<br />

“I am the master of my fate:<br />

I am the captain of my soul.”

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