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Category Archives: Power of Positive Thinking
BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, January 10th, 2020 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“I hear that “living well is the best revenge” Well, life shouldn’t be about revenge, but if you are a “wall puncher,” you may want to consider this alternative. The fact is that living well is the only thing that … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Friday, December 20th, 2019 by John Randolph Price in LIVING A LIFE OF JOY
“I like what Benjamin Franklin said: “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” And a couple of thousand years earlier, the Great Example told us not to be anxious about our lives … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 by Caroline Myss in WHY PEOPLE DON’T HEAL, AND HOW THEY CAN
“Keeping your focus in a positive direction takes discipline, and that level of discipline requires practice. Think of how easily you are distracted when you attempt to keep your mind and emotions aligned to a single thought. Unless you are … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 16th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“You can choose to occupy your mind with harmonious thoughts, and you can choose to believe in any reality you wish, but the one you believe in is the one you get. If you are not choosing thoughts that serve … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 by Neale Donald Walsch in WHAT GOD WANTS
“…Every thought affects the whole world — indeed, to some degree, the universe. How much? Probably not very significantly, given the lack of pure focus and consistency in the energy that most people emanate. Yet if that energy is focused … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Monday, December 9th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“We all have a story. We all want to love and be loved; though some were not taught, or cannot remember how. Each child loves its mother; and every mother loves her child. We all believe in different things; but … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, December 5th, 2019 by Don Miguel Ruiz in THE VOICE OF KNOWLEDGE
“The word is your power because you use the word for the creation of your virtual world. You use the word to create the main character of your story. Every self-opinion, every belief, is made by words: “I am smart, … Continue reading
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BEST of PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, November 12th, 2019 by Pete Koerner in THE BELIEF FORMULA
“The hormones released by the body during the stress response are great in times of emergency – when your life may really be at stake. But stress hormones are harmful to your body at other times – causing weight gain … Continue reading
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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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