On self

All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

Dhammapada · Verse 1

Sanskrit: public domain · English tr. F. Max Müller (public domain)

What it means

Your life takes the shape of your thoughts — so tend them well.

Carry it today

Catch one harmful thought today and gently set a better one in its place.