Well, it is a beautiful day today where I am. Just returned home from coffee with a friend and amongst the things we discussed, was the power of positive thinking.
One of the greatest books I have read regard this, is Napoleon Hill’s book – “Think and Grow Rich.” Great title for a book!!! It was first published in 1938.
I will just give you a small part of the story. Napoleon Hill wrote the book after studying people and their habits for over twenty years. The power to choose good or bad, health or illness, happiness or sadness is “all in the mind” but he also clearly states that it is your belief system that determines the outcome in your life.
One of Napoleon’s challenges was when he discovered his second son, Blair, had been born without ears. His belief was so strong that he stated to himself that his son would learn to speak and would hear. Napoleon then started speaking to his son by placing his lips against the mastoid bone. It was not until years later he found that this was called “bone conduction.”
Speaking to his son in this way, he began to transfer to Blair’s mind the desire to speak and hear. Napoleon words to describe this were “desire backed by faith.”
During his final months at college, Blair was sent an electronic hearing aid and finally was able to hear and speak.
His father had instilled in his son the faith necessary to overcome his disability and to believe that he was no different to anyone else. What his father had accomplished could only be described as a “miracle.”
Get this book and study it. Some of the richest men in the world have been influenced by this book – not bad seeing it was written so long ago and still taught by so many. This is a more up to date book from Dr Dyer.
Catch you tomorrow with some of the thoughts and ideas about positive thinking.
