The Power Of Our Thoughts , Our Words, And Our Attitudes

Have been reading, studying, and thinking a lot about the power of our thoughts and words on our lives, and may create another blog about this..devoted just to this type of thing. The more I study and contemplate this, the more light bulbs seem to go off in this ole head and the more sense it all makes. About time, eh? lol
The Bible tells us that as a man thinks, so he is. Powerful stuff! When these thoughts come out of our mouths, it is like we are giving life to them. Not only do others hear them, but we hear them and internalize them more ourselves. This is the basis for repeating affirmations or what some faiths call "confessions", Bible verses, and prayers aloud. These are good positive things that stick in our heads and lift our souls and spirits. Christian Scriptures even tell us that the power of life and death is in our tongues. Awesome! 
By the same token, when we let negativity intrude and monopolize our thoughts, and worse yet...our speech, we allow it to drag us down. It can affect us mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Why let it?! 
 Yeah, stuff happens (the nice way of putting that popular phrase), but it is seldom what happens to us as much as our response or reaction to it that will get to us and mess us up.
Some who practice meditation believe in SBC...Stop, Breathe, and Center. Christians say: Stop, Believe, and Christ.
This is not some simplistic, phoney, sugary way to get through the day or deny our feelings; but rather a realignment of thinking, a more careful way of speaking, and an overall attitude adjustment which can make us survivors and even victors instead of victims. 
It is not some "new age" philosophy either, but rather quite old, and is found in the Bible, in Buddhism, and other belief systems as well. It is your life and your physical and mental health, sooooo........
Now, what do you think?