Posts Tagged ‘Mind’
Educated Mind
February 2nd, 2010 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.—Aristotle
Believe and Succeed
October 2nd, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
Bob Proctor
You will agree, I am sure, that all thinking people have a sincere desire to succeed.
You want to win; I want to win. No one sets out to deliberately destroy themselves – although I must admit, at times it certainly appears as if some people do.
If everyone wants to win – why don’t they? There are probably many answers to that question. After talking with hundreds of people who do not seem to be able to make it happen, I have come to the conclusion that the answer to success is locked up in a seven letter word – “Believe.”
Losers do not believe they can win. Why don’t they believe? I think there is an answer to that question and I’ll get to it in a moment. If you are having difficulty making something big happen in your life, listen closely.
How To Prevent Your Emotions From Alienating People
October 2nd, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
Vernon Howard
From Psycho-Pictography
When we carefully examine our negative emotions we always find them directed against some other person. Even when we seem to resent our circumstances we secretly or openly blame others for those circumstances. So it is important that we clarify our feelings as they relate to other people. It clears everything in a surprising way.
It is strange how human beings miss the most obvious facts about their negativities toward others. A hateful man seldom reasons, “Hatred toward others makes me miserable, so in the name of common sense I’d better abandon it.” Rarely does a resentful person think, “Resentment of other people drains my strength and destroys my mental powers, so I’d better clear it from my life.” Negative feelings so cloud a man with darkness that he cannot see what he is doing to himself.
Sooner or later, all of us must see that negative feelings toward another person is like tossing dust at him while the wind blows against us. It all comes back. This is not merely a moralistic teaching or Sunday school lesson; it is a basic and inescapable Law of Life.
Commented Paul B., “I know you are right, but you arouse contradiction in me. I want to grasp these ideas, but I also resist them. What is all this?”
“It is a good sign. It means that you are challenging your false notions – and they don’t like it. Remember, all inner contradiction is between the truth which is in you and falsehood. Keep challenging your false ideas. As they disappear, conflict ceases. Then you are at peace with the truth.”
Added Barbara L., “But what about people who do not challenge their false assumptions? Are they peaceful? Are they without this inner battle?”
“No. Their conflict is merely covered up. Most people are subconsciously miserable.”
Heart and Mind
October 1st, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
“The mind can’t take you where your heart longs to go.” - Debbie Ford
Nurture Your Mind
September 23rd, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
“Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.” – Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881, British Statesman and Prime Minister
Indecision
September 17th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
“Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days… What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it.”- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832, Poet, Novelist and Scientist
The Parable Of Brother Leo
August 11th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
An old legend tells of a French monastery that was well-known throughout Europe because of the extraordinary leadership of a man known only as Brother Leo.
Several monks began a pilgrimage to visit Brother Leo to learn from him. Almost immediately, the monks began to bicker as to who should do various chores. On the third day they met another monk who was also going to the monastery.
This monk never complained or shirked a duty. Whenever the others would fight over a chore, he would gracefully volunteer to do it himself. By the last day, the other monks were following his example, and everyone worked together smoothly.
When they reached the monastery and asked to see Brother Leo, the man who greeted them laughed. “But our brother is among you!” pointing to the fellow who had joined them late in the trip.
Today, many people seek leadership positions not so much for what they can do for others, but for what the position can do for them: status, connections, perks, or future advantages. As a result, they do service primarily as an investment, a way to build an impressive résumé.
Focus
August 2nd, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
“Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself. You may be surprised at how easily this happens. Your doubts are not as powerful as your desires, unless you make them so.” - Marcia Wieder, Speaker and Author
Lifting our Thoughts
July 19th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
“We lift ourselves by our thought. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always everywhere.” – Orison Swett Marden, 1850-1924, Author and Founder of Success Magazine
Moving Forward
July 6th, 2009 | Author: Pure Thoughts Admin
