Whether you focus your attention negatively or positively, a thought is far more than an invisible construct of the mind. Thought is dynamic, unleashing waves of energy into the world. Thought is the action that creates your life.

Chronic stress. Loneliness. Isolation. Anxiety. Depression. Debilitating fear. We are suffering more than we are meant to. So many of us are overwhelmed by pain because we’re alienated from the basic understanding of who we really are: indestructible and infinite energy emanating from a source of unimaginable creative power. If we really knew this, the impact of difficult experiences would be softer.

What you are feeling shapes the lens through which you view your whole life. This is why people who are genuinely happy seem to meet greater success, generally. Rather than being focused solely on outcomes, they are simply happy in doing and in loving, so success is present.

Each moment can be delicious, and the lesson plans for achieving this aren’t tedious, dull, or difficult. They’re a great relief, inviting each of us to relax more, fret less, and let life take care of itself.

What if the only difference between the healer and the healed is the deep belief and knowing that divine help is here for us always? Tap into this knowing force that you are a part of.

When we connect with the earth, we give ourselves the opportunity to get grounded and remember that we are never alone, always connected, always a part of this masterpiece of existence.

Do you find that you are often moving too fast to give much thought to how you’re speaking to yourself or others? Practicing kindness toward yourself and others can completely reframe your outlook. Your circumstances soften and you become lighter and generally happier, and one of the best ways to achieve this is the practice of stillness.

According to Diana’s spiritual guidance, doing what we love is one key to living a happy life — but it doesn’t stand on its own. We must also practice cultivating thoughts that reflect the life we want. “Practice a change in thoughts and watch a change materialize around you.”

It is so easy to spend an entire day looking at social media, watching television, reading the news, playing games on your phone. We fall into the habit of listening to what is happening around us, what people are saying, wondering what people are thinking. This is the noise. It is not here for you; it is entertainment.

Why do you want a big house, money, a vacation? Because you will feel better. The joy you will experience is a desired outcome. The ease you are looking for or the love you desire are the feelings you want.

When you feel an emotion toward another person, you are feeling that emotion. It lives in you, not them. Don’t allow yourself to plummet because you are feeling negatively about another person.

How can we learn to believe in what we cannot see? By realizing that existence is more than what can be seen. What we can see is a very small slice of what exists.

The most important thing you can do for yourself is to determine what you want, how you want to feel, how you want to live — and then believe it is reality now.

Diana outlines 14 ways you can start to heal now, improve your life, and feel better fast.