As a Man Thinketh!

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Good morning! I thought you might like to read the following. It's from the

very old classic book by called As a Man Thinketh. Though our

language and thoughts have evolved since wrote this ground breaking book

back in the 1800's, there is still some timeless wisdom here. Our thoughts

determine our personal reality, no matter what our circumstances may be (like

the circumstance of having stinkin' RA!). As they say, attitude is

everything! :-)

For a free download of the entire book go to http://www.asamanthinketh.net/

Enjoy!

As A Man Thinketh – Chapter Three

“Effect of Thought on Health and Bodyâ€

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The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind,

whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. At the bidding

of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the

command of glad and beautiful thoughts it becomes clothed with youthfulness and

beauty.

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly

thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have

been

known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing

thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live

in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the

whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease; while impure

thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will soon shatter the nervous

system.

Strong, pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace. The

body is a delicate and plastic instrument, which responds readily to the

thoughts by which it is impressed, and habits of thought will produce their own

effects, good or bad, upon it.

Men will continue to have impure and poisoned blood so long as they

propagate unclean thoughts. Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean

body.

Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and corrupt body. Thought is

the fountain of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and

all will be pure.

Change of diet will not help a man who will not change his thoughts. When a

man makes his thoughts pure, he no longer desires impure food.

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind. If you would renew your

body, beautify your mind. Thoughts of malice, envy, disappointment,

despondency,

rob the body of its health and grace. A sour face does not come by chance;

it is made by sour thoughts. Wrinkles that mar are drawn by folly, passion,

pride.

I know a woman of ninety-six who has the bright, innocent face of a girl. I

know a man well under middle age whose face is drawn into inharmonious

contours. The one is the result of a sweet and sunny disposition; the other is

the

outcome of passion and discontent.

As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and

sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or

serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of

thoughts of joy and good will and serenity.

On the faces of the aged there are wrinkles made by sympathy, others by

strong and pure thought, others are carved by passion. Who cannot distinguish

them? With those who have lived righteously, age is calm, peaceful, and softly

mellowed, like the setting sun. I have recently seen a philosopher on his

deathbed. He was not old except in years. He died as sweetly and peacefully as

he

had lived.

There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the

body; there is no comforter to compare with good will for dispersing the

shadows of grief and sorrow. To live continually in thoughts of ill will,

cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole.

But to

think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the

good in all - such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to

dwell day to day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring

abounding peace to their possessor.

Love and Prayers,

Beth

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