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Your thinking determines your destiny

The operating system of the human being is his or her heart, soul or mind. Change the inside and the outward actions will follow.

“As you think so shall you become”

Bruce Lee

The operating system of the human being is the heart or mind. Change this and the outward actions will follow.

False ideas guarantee that we will not be able to cope with challenges or uncertainty when they run against our belief system.

False Idea #1 – Bad things don’t happen to good people.

Our first step is to understand what are the false ideas that have been planted deep inside our mind’s operating system. Beware they are like icebergs with much of their mass lying hidden beneath the surface. So be prepared to dig deep and feel very uncomfortable as these ideas are intimately connected to the core of your being.

Our belief systems lead to thoughts, which in turn are put into actions. These actions produce results that feed directly again into our beliefs and reinforce false thinking. This distorted thinking system then becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy. See diagram above.

False ideas lead to us to lose our perspective by making us (our ego) and our problem the centre of the universe.

Can we break free from these lies?

Yes. We have a choice.

We can choose what to believe and which thoughts we put into action.

They only way out is to open your eyes and learn to see again.

Your beliefs become your thoughts,

Your thoughts become your words,

Your words become your actions,

Your actions become your habits,

Your habits become your values,

Your values become your destiny.

― Mahatma Gandhi

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By Mark Devan

I am a father, writer and cyclist on a journey of self-discovery. I love learning new things and I am fascinated with ideas that empower us with choice and allow us to determine our future in spite of circumstances.

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