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69. 
Be More than Your Moods 
For much of my life, I believed my thoughts were beyond my control. They just entered my mind automatically 
and did whatever they wished to do. Even worse, I believed that I was my thoughts. Thankfully, I discovered 
that nothing could be further from the truth. We are not our thoughts. Instead, we are the thinkers of our 
thoughts. We are the creators of the thoughts that flow through our minds and, given this fact, we can change 
our thoughts if we choose to do so. 
 
This seemingly obvious insight was an epiphany for me. I soon became far more aware of the thoughts I 
allowed into my mind and the inner dialogue that takes place within every one of us every waking hour of every 
living day.  I began to pay complete attention to the quality of my thoughts. This awareness was the first step to 
changing them. Over a matter of months, I trained my mind to focus only on positive, inspiring and 
enlightening thoughts. And in doing so, I saw the outer circumstances of my life change. 
 
Just as you are not your thoughts, you are not your moods. You are the creator of the moods your 
experience, moods that you can change in a single instant. If you choose to do so, you can feel peace in a 
moment of stress, joy in a time of sadness and energy during a time of fatigue. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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