Some reading excerpts (2011/03/21)

A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.

 

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

 

There is a deep tendency in human nature to become precisely like that which you habitually imagine yourself to be.

 

“It all lies in how you think about problems,” he replied.

 

“I attack a problem and shake it to pieces with my mind. I put all the mental power I have upon it. Second, I pray about it most sincerely. Third, I paint a mental picture of success. Fourth, I always ask myself, ‘What is the right thing to do?’ for,” he said, “nothing will be right if it is wrong. Nothing that is wrong will ever come out right. Fifth, I give it all I’ve got. But let me emphasize again,” he concluded, “if you’re thinking defeat, change your
thoughts at once. Get new and positive thoughts. That is primary and basic in overcoming difficulties and in achieving.”

 

 I marvel at the way you sit quiet, composed, and peaceful like.