Take a
trip to any jail or prison and you will meet hundreds of people who will tell
you they are the "victims" of their circumstances.
Travel
through any big city ghetto and you'll hear the same thing.
Visit
any affluent, high-class neighborhood, talk to the people there and you'll
discover the same thing.
They
will talk about the opportunities they were given, or the chances they were
denied. They may be grateful for the education they were exposed to, or
complain they were denied the education they deserve. One person
will tell you about her wonderful childhood and upbringing was, while another
will complain that she came from a "dysfunctional" family.
There
is no denying that income, status, education, upbringing, neighborhood, family
and many other situations will influence, effect and even determine the outcome
of our lives.
Who
creates the circumstances?
Your
parents? Your environment? God? Destiny? Lost in all this analysis and the
assumption of almost every unconscious person I have ever met is this one very
important reality.
The
effect of our thoughts ABOUT our circumstances.
We
cannot change what happened to us, but we can change our PERCEPTION about what
happened to us. This is the key to changing our present circumstances and our
future.
Our minds are like a garden. We can intelligently
cultivate our garden, or we can allow it to run wild. If you diligently attend
to your garden, it will produce the things you cultivate.
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