Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

I saw the above quotation in Christopher Bergland's book, The Athlete's Way, where it is attributed to Frank Outlaw. Another version attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson states, "Watch your character, for character is everything." Yet another version is attributed to the words of Buddha. Just from some lazy internet googling, I can't tell who really first wrote this. But that doesn't take away from the essential truth behind the words.

One of the things I really do believe -- and I came to this conclusion before I ever saw the above quotation -- is that our thoughts and beliefs create the universe around us. Therefore we have a moral obligation to make sure our thoughts and beliefs are not corrupt, for they eventually manifest themselves in the physical. Getting the right start is almost always half the battle, so it is important that we have thoughts and beliefs that are in harmony with the universe. I am trying to live up to this concept, and I hope everybody else who reads this will strive for the same as well. Best wishes!

P.s. The above illustration is Michael Zulli's "Unknown Dervish 2: Wild Birds". Michael is a really talented artist, and if you would like to explore more of his art, just visit his website at http://www.michaelzulli.com to check out his art as well a couple of his blogs about his work and his thoughts.