Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you meet.To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
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Recite "The Optimist's Creed" Daily
I Promise Myself
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet. To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet. To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds. To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Affirmation
I am so strong that nothing disturbs my peace of mind.I talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.I make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.I look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.I think only of the best.I work only for the best.I expect only the best.I am enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.I have forgotten the mistakes of the past and I press on to the greater achievements of the future.I wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.I give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.I am too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.I think well of myself and I proclaim this fact to the world in great deeds.The whole world is on my side.I am true to the best that is in me.
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Record the above affirmation to your iPhone or Blackberry or MP3 player. Just before bedtime, for about 5 to 10 minutes, listen and recite it (feelingly) to yourself (like a lullaby), and then, drop into a deep sleep. Do it on a daily basis.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Quotes
"Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." ~ Philippians 4:8
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now." - Goethe.
"Think truly, and thy thoughts shall the world's famine feed; Speak truly, and each word of thine shall be a fruitful seed; Live truly, and thy life shall be a great and noble creed."
"Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it." - James Allen.
"A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph." - James Allen.
"To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully." - James Allen.
"Freedom and forgiveness are indissolubly linked; you cannot be free and not forgive, for the one that you would bind and judge and condemn anchors you by your own judgment of him - for he is in you. And so by identifying him with the ideal you want to really realize, you free yourself. "Forgive and you shall be forgiven. Forgive not and then you shall not be forgiven." - Neville Goodard.
"Whatever you desire, believe that you have received it, and you will. That's the law." - Neville Goddard.
"Whatever you would like to embody, that is the vision you must hold of everyone that you meet in your world; no one is to be discarded, everyone is to be redeemed, and your life is the process whereby that redemption is brought about: you do it by simply identifying the other with the ideal you want to externalize in your world. Everything in your world that you behold, though it appears without, it is within, in your imagination." - Neville Goddard. Quotes by Neville Goddard.
"The greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of the physical sciences, but the power of the subconscious mind touched by faith. Any individual can tap into an eternal reservoir of power that will enable them to overcome any problem that may arise. All weaknesses can be overcome, bodily healing, financial independence, spiritual awakening, prosperity beyond your wildest dreams. This is the superstructure of happiness." - William James.
"Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee." - Proverbs 4: 5-9
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Marianne Williamson.
"Having seen and felt the end, you have willed the means to the realization of the end." - Thomas Troward.
"Give to your treatments all the thought and feeling that you previously gave to your problems, correct your belief in lack or limitation, realize that infinite life is yours right now, and let the power of Spirit flow through you. Realize that your faith can make you whole." - Raymond Charles Barker.
“You can do as much as you think you can, but you’ll never accomplish more if you’re afraid of yourself, there’s little for you in store. For failure comes from the inside first, it’s there if we only knew it, and you can win, though you face the worst, if you feel that you’re going to do it.” - Edgar A. Guest.
"I AM": If you want to be known, claim you already are. You can be anything you want to be by the act of assumption. - Neville Goddard.
“The Lord of hosts will not respond to your wish until you have assumed the feeling of already being what you want to be, for acceptance is the channel of His action." - Neville Goddard.
"Leave the mirror and change your face. Leave the world alone and change your conceptions of yourself." - Neville Goddard.
"To bring anything into your life, imagine that it’s already there." - Richard Bach.
"Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!" - Andrew Carnegie.
"The power of imagination makes us infinite." - John Muir.
I lift up my eyes to the hills- Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip -
He who watches over you will not slumber;
Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you
The LORD is your shade at your right hand;
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all harm -
He will watch over your life;
The LORD will watch over your coming and going
Both now and forevermore. - Psalm 121
"Pray, and let God worry." - Martin Luther.
"Everything in life comes from ideas in your mind." - Rev. Ike.
"Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee." - Jesus of Nazareth.
"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
"When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions." - John Fahey.
"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. - Henry David Thoreau.
Water that's poured inside will sink the boat
While water underneath keeps it afloat.
Driving wealth from his heart to keep it pure
King Solomon preferred the title 'Poor':
That sealed jar in the stormy sea out there
Floats on the waves because it's full of air,
When you've the air of dervishood inside
You'll float above the world and there abide...
* * Dervish / Darvesh: Book 1 of Rumi's Masnavi.
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