Mind Power

Expectations

We make our own experiences as we need them and as we react to the events and circumstances of our lives. 

 

What we expect in life has a great tendency to come true, if we hold to it fast and truly believe. I do not mean that because we may desire wealth that it will automatically be ours because we expect it. Oh no, we must also work with our desires if we expect them to bear fruit. Mere wishful thinking will never produce the results we desire.

Have you ever heard someone say that they are sure they will die from some disease? Often this actually proves true because, by that person’s expectation of it, he has drawn it to himself. We make our own experiences as we need them and as we react to the events and circumstances of our lives. As someone has so aptly stated, “It is not so much what happens to us that counts but our attitude towards it, and reaction counts everything.”

Suppose we find a great disappointment in life -- what then? Does it break you up completely, or do you take it in stride and say, “Well, it just wasn’t to be?”  What a world of difference in these two attitudes of mind. The results too are such that it is almost impossible to see just how far reaching in a life this could be.

Watch yourself that you are not crushed by circumstance and fail to stand up to life and its challenges.

Self Belief

Believe, have faith in the self within for you are adequate to all that comes into your life ...

 

The strength, the power, the health-giving thoughts of life are possible for all to have, for all to receive if we but tune in to these positive vibrations. We must first aspire, then we are inspired and life is revealed to us as it never before has been presented. We find our senses are intensified and we respond to outside influences as never before possible.  

Our minds, if so attuned, can act as spiritual antennas attracting to us all the good that we need and desire. Why then do we hold back from such conditions? Only because doubt and fear creep in and possess us when we should and could shut them out of our lives.  

We use what we habitually think, so always remember this truth and act and think according to your best interests and those of others who are in your environment. We shape our own destines daily by our very thoughts and habits of life.

Believe, have faith in the self within for you are adequate to all that comes into your life, and with constructive habits only the good can come.

Gratitude

 

Everyone of us has some blessing that is ours and we should indeed express gratitude to God for what blessings we enjoy.

 

Gratitude expressed is a very wonderful thing and causes the person to be more aware of the great blessings of life. We all, no matter what our position in life, have much to be thankful for.  

Everyone of us has some blessing that is ours and we should indeed express gratitude to God for what blessings we enjoy. When this is done our blessings have a way of being multiplied, perhaps because of our very awareness of their existence.   

So many times people complain and fret and are envious or jealous of others not realizing that they themselves are unique and as equally endowed with blessings, although maybe of not quite such a high caliber. For the law of attraction comes in and attracts to us just what we expect, and, unfortunately, it is not always desired. 

We must expect only the best in order to attract it, and by our life and its thoughts and actions carry out, in the full, our part so that the law may work for us and not against us.

Count your blessings each day and be grateful for you have earned them or they would not be yours to enjoy.

Changes Bring Changes

 

Look forward to change and great blessings from the God-power within always working to bring about better conditions for us in our lives.

 

Changes bring changes. After all, life is but a series of changes in every department. We must always welcome change for we know it is for a purpose and only in this way can we grow and live. We would not wish to stay still no matter how desirable our present state of being and environment appears to be, for there is always room for improvement. 

Although change does not always mean improvement, if we are living in a high vibration and expect only the best, only the best will be attracted to us.

What we are and what we have today has depended upon our thoughts and actions of yesterday. And so it is that the future stems out of our past and goes on brighter and more fair if we have so decreed it for ourselves by our life. 

If it is otherwise and we find illness or lack in our life, we know that somewhere along the line we have erred. Then we must change and about face in order to rectify that which is negative in our pathway and obstructing the good that should be coming into our life.

We cannot blame others for any condition in which we find ourselves, but should realize that we are often the instigators of the negative instances that have materialized in our lives. 

Look forward to change and great blessings from the God-power within always working to bring about better conditions for us in our lives.

Maintain Calm

At some time in life, all face situations that are frightening and since there is a reason for all things, we must be still within and seek the remedy ...

 

Always, under all circumstances, endeavor to maintain a calm attitude of mind for in this way, and only in this way is it possible to let ideas and inspiration come into the mind.  

If we become excitable or hysterical during some event, it is not conducive to constructive thought; in fact, thoughts, except of terror and fear, are practically an impossibility. Of course, much depends on the nature of the personality. By nature some are more excitable than others, and in these persons it is harder to control the emotions in times of stress and danger. 

At some time in life, all face situations that are frightening and since there is a reason for all things, we must be still within and seek the remedy after we have done all that is possible to do at the time the event occurs. This is just a lesson of control of our fear really and a more mature outlook on happenings that come into the life of all people.

We must always be prepared, be ready for any eventuality, but by being ready I do not at all mean we should look for disaster or events that cause trouble of any sort. No, not at all, for our outlook should be cheery and happy. In this way we can and do change the vibratory forces and affect our lives for the better by a more constructive and helpful outlook.  

Seek only the good and see only the good and only the good will come to be manifest in your life.

Positive Thought

When we hold the right thoughts, no negative, destructive thoughts can come in and cause havoc.

 

Try always to see the bright side, the good side of events that happen and of people and what they may do. We often judge others by our own expectations instead of by their capacities which often are not up to what we think they are or even what they should be. The three monkeys of the fable, “See no evil, hear no evil, think no evil.” are a case in point, and will serve to illustrate what we mean. 

Maybe someone has misjudged you, even said something against you or in some manner offended you. Are you going to magnify it all out of proportion to what it is and thereby give it substance? Or will you be wise enough to ignore it and let it smother because it has nowhere to go or to grow? Whichever way you decide, the decision and the outcome rests with you.

If successful, we are often the victims of resentment on the part of those who would like to have what we enjoy. We should be flattered, but instead are incensed at the injustice of it all. It is natural to feel so, especially if one is sensitive to the good opinion of others. But remember this, the good opinion of others is as nothing when compared to the opinion we hold of ourselves.

When we hold the right thoughts, no negative, destructive thoughts can come in and cause havoc. So isn’t it only sensible to keep bright, happy, constructive thoughts in our mental atmosphere and keep our guard up so that nothing else can enter in to spoil the lovely atmosphere we are creating about us?  

It is a constant struggle, a constant battle to do so, but so worthwhile to the person who is involved. It means more than a momentary satisfaction -- it means the difference between peace and harmony and discord and strife. You make the choice.

Think Before you Act

We should always examine every problem we are faced with with careful thought from all angles. 

 

Sometimes we act in haste thinking we have done the correct thing and later realize that, had we given a little more time and thought to the problem, a different solution would have resulted. Nevertheless, though maybe we think the worst has happened because of impulsive haste, perhaps after all we have gained rather than lost for it has at least given us an unforgettable lesson that in the future we will try to do differently.  

We always have to live with what we ourselves bring about. And always too much haste in any department of life brings about later regrets for we cannot see all the facets clearly if we do not stop to think about the case involved. 

We should always examine every problem we are faced with with careful thought from all angles. Only then can we rightly act and act with wisdom.  

Patience in all things is necessary. Our hasty, thoughtless acts, however well meant, often find us wishing we had done otherwise. Sometimes there is a way out even though our first act may be not what it should have been, but when later reflected upon we can see more clearly what should be. Though not always is it possible to change the chain of events, there is often a way if we act in time and with careful thought as to the consequences.  

The lesson is clear. Think before you act.

Divine Order

We bring into effect all we have, all we desire, all we suffer through. 

 

There is a divine order in the world about us that is not changed by any outward happenings whatever they may be. The unjust, the jealous, the envious, the cruel all are, in reality, hurting themselves although on the surface it seems as though only the victims suffer.  

This law underneath, or shall we say not visible or tangible to people, is always at work and though we may think we are escaping, the inexorable laws of life are such that actually punishment is instantaneous although unrecognized in most instances. We bring into effect all we have, all we desire, all we suffer through. Cause, and eventually we have the effect.   

We have much power, much ability to change our lives, to bring about whatever we desire if we live right and think right. Of course, if we do not think correctly, we will not act correctly for action follows thought. And we react from the thoughts of others too unless we are strong enough to act and not let adverse action or thoughts affect us in any way.

These laws are many and in all departments of life so although we think sometimes that people get away with a lot, in reality, they get away with nothing. Time and these laws of life are always in control.

Channels of Light and Love

We are all channels of light and love and it behooves us to make greater use of this faculty so as to gain in spiritual growth.

 

When we turn the current of life on and let the light come through, we are a perfect channel in which to gain whatever knowledge or wisdom we may need through the power of Spirit. It is somewhat like lighting a lamp. We may plug it in and turn it on, but unless the bulb is good it will not work, and so it is with us. 

We may be quiet within and wait, but perhaps there may be too many other things on our minds and that crowds out the messages that otherwise might flow in freely. We must learn to keep these impressions and idle thoughts in the background and allow only the clear messages to come into our consciousness. It is not easy, for habit is strong, but each time it is tried and is a success then it becomes easier the next time. 

We are all channels of light and love and it behooves us to make greater use of this faculty so as to gain in spiritual growth. 

We can if we so desire establish a clear line to Spirit, one in which we greatly benefit by each day having, at a precise time, a quiet period of meditation so that our stream of conscious thought is quieted and the Spirit can take over and give to us thoughts and ideas that will be helpful to us in our life. Try to, as much as is humanly possible, keep a regular time for this and the rewards will be far greater than you can know.

Currents of Thought

Sometimes our very foundation is shattered by the blows of life, but if we are steadfast, have faith, and know within that there is a plan ...

 

Many are completely unaware of the currents of thought that color each life and bring about circumstances, favorable or unfavorable as the case may be, to each one of us. These currents of thought may be magnetized and either are of a positive nature or a negative depending upon the prevailing concept of life of the individual involved.

If we expect only the best in life and keep up this attitude under all life’s circumstances, only the best will tend to come to us, and the same, of course, is true of the negative emotions. Is it not then to our advantage to see good in every circumstance, in everything that comes our way?  

We all receive blows, disappointments, frustrations, et cetera, but these may  be just what is needed at the time to round out our ever-forming characters, to test us and see if we are strong or weak by the action of circumstance or change in the life. 

Sometimes our very foundation is shattered by the blows of life, but if we are steadfast, have faith, and know within that there is a plan, a purpose, in all that happens, then we can lift up our heads unto the hills and know that all is well.