Our thoughts shape our dreams, which shape our reality — changing our thoughts can change our world.

Dreams are a reflection of our thoughts

Conscious and subconscious thought feeds into our dreams, which can extend beyond thought into glimpses that ultimately reflect our inner personality.

Positive and negative thoughts

Positive thoughts create helpful vibrations and a chain reaction of good outcomes; negative thoughts are like slow poison. In uncertain times, it helps to stress living in the present moment.

A mind filled with drunken monkeys

The Buddhist metaphor of the mind as drunken monkeys — with “Fear” as an especially loud one — points to meditation as the answer: not fighting thoughts, but letting them come and go, and having a calm, reassuring internal dialogue with our fears to tame them.

Tips for positive thinking

• Smile at yourself, with affirming self-talk
• Surround yourself with positive people
• Refuse to be a passive victim — draw on your inner confidence
• Count your blessings, with gratitude

The mind plays a central role in our decision-making, learning and creativity. Confidence can make the mind lift ten times its own weight; the mind is a garden, and our thoughts are the seeds. The mind is a gift from the Divine, capable of helping us discover our Purpose of Life.