“Gentle and forgiving thoughts crystallize into habits of gentleness, which solidify into protective and preservative circumstances. ” — James Allen Reflection Allen writes that gentle and forgiving thoughts crystallize into habits of grace and kindness. Forgiveness begins as a thought before it ever becomes a word or action. When you think gently about those who…
“Lazy thoughts crystallize into habits of uncleanliness and dishonesty, which solidify into circumstances of foulness and beggary. ” — James Allen Reflection Lazy thoughts, Allen says, crystallize into habits of uncleanliness and disorder. Before a room, schedule, or life becomes chaotic, the mind usually arrived there first. When you repeatedly think, “I’ll deal with that…
“Impure thoughts of every kind crystallize into enervating and confusing habits, which solidify into distracting and adverse circumstances.” — James Allen Reflection Impure thoughts, James Allen teaches, eventually crystallize into unclean habits and unhappy circumstances. This is not mere moralism; it is a recognition of how the mind works. What you secretly dwell on—whether lust,…
“He will find that as he alters his thoughts towards things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.” — James Allen Reflection Allen observes that as a man alters his thoughts toward others, they respond to him in new ways. We often think people’s attitudes toward us are fixed, but they…
“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.” — James Allen Reflection Allen writes that a man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and learns to search for the…
“Energetic thoughts crystallize into habits of cleanliness and industry, which solidify into circumstances of pleasantness. ” — James Allen Reflection James Allen writes that energetic thoughts crystallize into habits of “vigour and power.” The energy of a life does not begin in the body; it begins in the mind. When your inner world is full…
“Thoughts of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into weak, unmanly, and irresolute habits, which solidify into circumstances of failure, indigence, and slavish dependence.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen tells us that thoughts of fear, doubt, and indecision crystallize into “weak, unmanly, and irresolute habits.” Wrong thoughts don’t just pass through the mind and disappear;…
“Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded; they are disintegrating elements, which break up the straight line of effort.” — James Allen Reflection “Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded,” James Allen writes, because they poison effort at the root. When you let them stay, they don’t just make you feel bad; they quietly vote…
“Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force: he who knows this is ready to become something higher and stronger than a mere bundle of wavering thoughts and fluctuating sensations; he who does this has become the conscious and intelligent wielder of his mental powers.” — James Allen Reflection Allen says that thought “allied fearlessly…
“The source and cause of all temptation is in the inward desire; that being purified or eliminated, outward objects and extraneous powers are utterly powerless to move the soul to sin or to temptation.” — James Allen Reflection Allen says that “the source and cause of all temptation is in the inward desire,” not merely…