Eight Words That Can Transform Your Life

Great Roman philosopher Epictetus taught Romans nineteen centuries ago "There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will." It is known research that most men and women worry about things that they can not control but those worries consummate their mind regardless.

Another great philosopher who ruled the Roman Empire, Marcus Aurelius, summed up this that can transform your life - "Our life is what our thoughts make it." Yes, if we think happy thoughts, we will be happy. If we think fear thoughts, we will be fearful. If we think sickly thoughts, we will be ill. If we think failure, we will certainly fail.

Napoleon and Helen Keller are two perfect illustration of this axiom. Napoleon had everything men yearn for - glory, power and wealth - yet he said at Saint Helena, "I have never known six happy days in my life"; while Helen Keller - blind, deaf dumb - declared: "I have found life so beautiful." This proves that you can conquer the world but if you can not conquer your own mind and thoughts then you will not find peace and happiness.

Mahatma Gandhi had no glory, power nor any riches but in this man world found an astounding leader who led country of two hundred millions with more power, glory and spiritual riches than any leader of his time. His secret of success was in his own faith and positive thoughts that knew no fear as he backed his immense faith with principles of nature - truth and justice for all human kind.

Montaigne, a great French philosopher, adopted these seventeen words as the motto of his life:"A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by the opinion of what happens."

Make practice to analyze source of the worry and ask yourself if you can have any impact on the source. If you can, take immediate actions to make an impact. If you can not, why worry ?