I often say “you are what you think about.” It’s not a new notion; it’s been expressed since Marcus Aurelius and probably beyond. Another way to consider this phenomeneon is to word it slightly differently: “you experience what you focus on.” This can inhibit gratitude for how wonderful our lives truly are. We aren’t subsisting on hunting and gathering anymore, so we complain about our jobs and the drudgery of modern life. We might not focus on the magical nature of reality in this crazy universe we are a part of, so our experience seems ordinary. Albert Einstein utilized a faux-dichotomy to combat stagnation and wallowing (either everything is a miracle or nothing is). It may seem backwards, but it is truly our focus that determines our level of experience. The choice is ours.