The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALEOur happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.
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Believe that you are bigger than your difficulties, for you are, indeed.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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If you want a quality, act as if you already have it. If you want to be courageous, act as if you were – and as you act and persevere in acting, so you tend to become.
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You can be greater than anything that can happen to you.
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Faith supplies staying power. Anyone can keep going when the going is good, but some extra ingredient is needed to keep you fighting when it seems that everything is against you.
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I expect the best and with God’s help will attain the best.
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Problems are to the mind what exercise is to the muscles, they toughen and make strong.
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Whatever your problem, no matter how difficult, you can release spiritual power sufficient to solve your problem. The secret is–pray and believe.
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Make a mental list of happy thoughts and pass them through your mind several times every day.
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Begin where you are. Don’t wait for someone else to change things for you. Do it yourself.
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Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
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Scatter good will and love and prayers all around, everywhere, and you will be astonished, not only by what it does for other people, but how it comes back to you in generous abundance.
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Often we have no choice about doing things, but we can always choose how to do them.
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Put your trust in God and just go calmly on your way.
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Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
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Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.
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How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself. So always think positively.
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Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have.
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People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
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A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions
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I believe in the power of Jesus Christ to resolve any difficulty, to remove any weakness, to heal any disease.
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It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.
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The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.
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We tend to get what we expect.
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A vital part of the happiness formula is self-discipline. Whoever conquers himself knows deep happiness that fills the heart with joy.
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Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Difficulties must be studied and dealt with, but they must not be magnfied by fear.
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