The miracle of right thought / by Orison Swett Marden.

  • Orison Swett Marden
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[1910]
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Credit: The miracle of right thought / by Orison Swett Marden. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There is no more uplifting habit than that of bearing a hopeful attitude, of believing that things are going to turn out well and not ill; that we are going to succeed and not fail; that no matter what may or may not happen, we are going to be happy. There is nothing else so helpful as the carry- ing of this optimistic, expectant attitude — the attitude which always looks for and expects the best, the highest, the happiest — and never al- lowing oneself to get into a pessimistic, dis- couraged mood. Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Never for an in- stant harbor a doubt of it. Drive it out of your mind if it seeks entrance. Entertain only the friend thoughts or ideals of the thing you are determined to achieve. Reject all thought enemies, all discouraging moods — everything which would even suggest failure or unhappi- ness. It does not matter what you are trying to do or to be, always assume an expectant, hopeful, optimistic attitude regarding it. You will be surprised to see how you will grow in all your faculties, and how you will improve generally. When the mind has once formed the habit of holding cheerful, happy, prosperous pictures.
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