New Way
Every person is given the key to heaven's gates; the same key opens the gates of hell.
One of the things I've discovered is how thoughts create my world from moment to moment to moment. My filter prejudges everything I see; I don't see the world as it is; instead, I see it as I am. I react to the external world out of habit. I habitually love this and habitually hate that. My likes and dislikes are justified by beliefs that are often cultural; invented by someone else. When I pause long enough to pay attention, I realize my thoughts and actions are usually automated, rarely innovative, and I'm just along for the ride.
To live life well, to stop wasting my time and body, I need to relearn my being in it. In my case, this means paying attention to the mind's automated responses and stepping off the ride long enough to imagine fresh ways of seeing the world and new means to interact with it. Thoughts are the keys that open the gates to both heaven and hell for myself and others. The mind creates the world; I want to change what I'm creating.
My image' New Way' reminds me of my intention to make a fresh approach every day.