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Category Archives: Power of Positive Thinking
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 14th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Why not try to believe that you are safe and everything is going to be the way it should be? We have been overwhelmed with paradoxical teachings that confuse us and make us doubt the reliability of anything we see … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, October 10th, 2019 by Dr. Joseph Murphy in THE POWER OF YOUR SUBSCONSCIOUS MIND
“The first thing to realize is that your subconscious mind is always working. It is active day and night, whether you act upon it or not. Your subconscious is the builder of your body, but you cannot consciously perceive or … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, October 7th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Thinking only of your intended goal is a big key to success. Some people spend too much time thinking about the “how” and not enough time thinking positively about the goal. But the most important component in true success is … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 by White Eagle in HEAL THYSELF
“One of the lessons which the candidate on the path to spiritual illumination has to learn is that nothing can really touch or hurt him. The natural physical instinct is to fear, but the spirit of truth within you has … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in PULLING YOUR OWN STRINGS
“If you see yourself as clumsy, gauche, inarticulate, fumbling, shy, introverted, and so on, you have unsocial expectations which will be followed by appropriately unsocial behavior. Similarly, if you categorize yourself as lower, middle, or upper class, then you will … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, August 26th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“From this moment forward, think only positive thoughts about your health; be patient and have faith that your health has already been restored. This means no longer thinking of illness and symptoms – no matter how “real” they seem. If … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, August 13th, 2019 by Joseph Murphy in THE AMAZING LAWS OF COSMIC MIND POWER
“You must appreciate the fact that your desire, idea, dream, new play, book, script, trip, enterprise, or adventure are all real in your mind, though invisible. To know that your idea is real, that is has form, shape, and substance … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, July 30th, 2019 by Gloria Wendroff in HEAVENLETTERS
“The truth is that you have no control. You cannot control life. Your control is only resistance, and your resistance comes from a precluded idea or two. Nothing has to be the way you thought it had to be. Your … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, July 8th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“It is now a scientifically established fact that your psychology and physiology (mind and body) are inextricably linked. A sharp, middle-school aged child can describe for you the way our thoughts reflect in our bodies through nervous, chemical, and mechanical … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Do you really think that those thoughts that you think of as prayers actually get routed to a different place than all the others, as if they had been addressed like a letter? Well, if you do, that’s great – … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., in I’D CHANGE MY LIFE IF I HAD MORE TIME
“When we believe that it takes a long time to get a new career, a different house, or a better relationship, it does take a long time. But when we believe it’s possible for changes to instantly occur, then they … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“Our beliefs are programmed into us from birth. Everything that we experience becomes a permanent part of us and we use these experiences to build a sort of database with which we judge subsequent experiences. We are told about God … Continue reading
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BESTof PONDER on THIS for Friday, April 12th, 2019 by Asara Lovejoy in THE ONE COMMAND
“Take all the fear that you project about not having money, or if you are rich, losing what you have, and focus that same energy to attract and regenerate what you need. For example, what is the litany that you … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, April 11th, 2019 by Richard & Mary-Alice Jafolla, in THE QUEST
“The power of the subconscious mind is a phenomenon which cannot be overemphasized. Every deep-seated conviction, expectation, and emotion is going to eventually translate itself into the tangible world. At this point in our human understanding, we may not yet … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, March 25th, 2019 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale in THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING
“To change your circumstances, first start thinking differently. Do not passively accept unsatisfactory circumstances, but form a picture in your mind of circumstances as they should be. Hold that picture, develop it firmly in all details, believe in it, pray … Continue reading
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