“To dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen tells us that to dwell each day in thoughts of peace toward all is to find rest within ourselves. Peace is not something that finally arrives when everyone behaves, all…
“The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. ” — James Allen Reflection James Allen says that the will to do springs from the knowledge that you can. Many people never act because their thoughts never allow the possibility of success. They tell themselves, “I’m not that kind of person,” or…
“A strong man cannot help a weaker unless that weaker is willing to be helped.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen notes that a strong man cannot truly help a weaker one unless he first shows him the strength within his own soul. Rescue without responsibility rarely lasts. If you always carry someone who refuses…
“There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance.” — James Allen Reflection Allen states bluntly that there can be…
“A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts.” — James Allen Reflection James Allen says a man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance and chooses to stay there. That sounds harsh until you realise he is talking about willful…
“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…
“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…
“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…
“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;…