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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.