It's the very first verse in the Dhammapada. "With our thoughts, we make the world. Speak or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you as the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart. ... Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow you as your shadow, unshakeable."
In this picture of a willow tree blowing in the wind, I can't see the wind, but I can see its effects. If my thoughts are full of one complaint after another, I may not see the thoughts, but I can see the anger and confusion in my daily life. If my thoughts are sweeter, I may not see the thoughts, but I see the positive effects.
Our approach to life shifts when we understand this truth. How we live is never the same again.
Life gets better.
