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April   1st

THE COLOR   OF  YOUR    THOUGHTS

“Your   mind    will    take    the shape   of  what    you frequently  hold    in  thought,    for the human   spirit  is

colored by  such    impressions.”

—MARCUS AURELIUS,   MEDITATIONS,    5.16

f you bend your body into a sitting position every day for a long enough period of time, the curvature of
your spine changes. A doctor can tell from a radiograph (or an autopsy) whether someone sat at a desk
for a living. If you shove your feet into tiny, narrow dress shoes each day, your feet begin to take on that
form as well.
The same is true for our mind. If you hold a perpetually negative outlook, soon enough everything you
encounter will seem negative. Close it off and you’ll become closed-minded. Color it with the wrong
thoughts and your life will be dyed the same.