Quora Question: Is it possible for our thoughts to directly influence and shape our future?

Thoughts influence and shape the future, that much is certain. You see, everything not a part of the natural world was first someone’s thought, which was then made manifest in the physical world. Everything.

Great literature and works of art, were first thoughts. Buildings and cities are created by thoughts, lots of them by lots of people all working together, hopefully harmoniously. And of course, all of our modern technology were first just ideas, thoughts on top of other people’s thoughts and built using tools and technologies that were also, at first, just thoughts.

Thoughts have enormous creative potential, as they have created the world we now live in. Plan the life you want, first in thought, and then you can bring that creation into the world. We are creator beings, this is what we do, it’s just that many of us forget…

In case it is helpful “As a Man Thinketh” by James Allen, might provide some clarity.