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There Exists A Powerful Energizing Force In The Spiritual Life Principle. All Energy Began With The Creator, Who Infused It Not Only In All Natural Processes, But Also Into That Higher Form Of Nature Called Human Nature. The More Closely, Then, That A Person Identifies With The Creator, The More Surely That Person Will Experience Within His Or Her Own Nature The Process Of Re-creation Which Operates In All Creation.

-Norman Vincent Peale

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There Exists A Powerful Energizing Force In The Spiritual Life Principle. All Energy Began With The Creator, Who Infused It Not Only In All Natural Processes, But Also Into That Higher Form Of Nature Called Human Nature. The More Closely, Then, That A Person Identifies With The Creator, The More Surely That Person Will Experience Within His Or Her Own Nature The Process Of Re-creation Which Operates In All Creation.

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Procrastination

The Antidote To Frustration Is A Calm Faith, Not In Your Own Cleverness, Or In Hard Toil, But In God's Guidance.

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To Be Successful Is To Be Helpful, Caring And Constructive, To Make Everything And Everyone You Touch A Little Bit Better.

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It Takes Struggle, A Goal And Enthusiasm To Make A Champion.

When A Person Applies Enthusiasm To His Job, The Job Will Itself Become Alive With Exciting New Possibilities.

You Become A Worrier By Practicing Worry. You Can Become Free Of Worry By Practicing The Opposite And Stronger Habit Of Faith. With All The Strength And Perseverance You Can Command, Start Practicing Faith.

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.

To Go Fast, Row Slowly.

Remember, There Is No Situation So Completely Hopeless That Something Constructive Cannot Be Done About It. When Faced With A Minus, Ask Yourself What You Can Do To Make It A Plus. A Person Practicing This Attitude Will Extract Undreamed-of Outcomes From The Most Unpromising Situations. Realize That There Are No Hopeless Situations; There Are Only People Who Take Hopeless Attitudes.

The One Person Who Most Blocks You From A Full, Happy, And Successful Life Is You. They Are Therefore Wise Who Make Themselves An Asset. We Can Be Our Own Worst Enemies Or Best Friends. We Can Be A Source Of Trouble Or A Cure For Trouble. So If You Feel Empty, As Many Do, Start By Getting Free From Yourself As A First Stop To Vibrant Living.

Part Of The Happiness Of Life Consists Not In Fighting Battles, But In Avoiding Them. A Masterly Retreat Is In Itself A Victory.

God Loves You. God Doesn't Want Anyone To Be Hungry And Oppressed. He Just Puts His Big Arms Around Everybody And Hugs Them Up Against Himself.

Help Other People To Cope With Their Problems, And Your Own Will Be Easier To Cope With.

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