The pearl from the shelf:
“Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me?
A seeker of silences am I, and what treasure have I found on silences that I may dispense with confidence?
If this is my day of harvest, in what fields [...]
The pearl from the shelf:
“The mind sorts itself out and organizes itself into patterns…
The mind provides a special environment in which information can become self-organizing…
A memory is anything that happens and does not completely unhappen… The result is some trace which is left. The trace may last for a long time or it may last [...]
The pearl from the shelf:
“What makes the desert beautiful,” says the little prince “is that somewhere it hides a well.”
Consideration
This is a very inspiring statement: Within even the most hostile environment (a desert), a blessing (a well) waits for us!
By the same token, Life is always beautiful because somewhere, it hides a blessing.
And because we [...]
The pearl from the shelf:
“Now then, I say again that the opportunity to get rich, to attain unto great wealth, is here … … now, within the reach of almost every man and woman who hears me speak tonight, and I mean just what I say. I have not come to this platform even under these circumstances to recite something to you. I have come to tell you what in God’s sight I believe to be the truth, and if the years of life have been of any value to me in the attainment of common sense, I know I am right; that the men and women sitting here,… … ,have within their reach “acres of diamonds,” opportunities to get largely wealthy”
The pearl from the shelf:
“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game”
“Consideration
This is the first sentence that you will find in the book that Florence Scovel wrote and then self-published in 1925.
Florence was suggesting a powerful differentiation.
How do you see life? As a battle?
That means that you associate (relate) life with struggle. The mind is a very powerful tool, and anything that you seek, you will find it!
If you see life as struggle, you will find always evidences that life is actually a struggle.
But you have another option: To see life as a game, and then life could be seen as a means of learning and fun.
The pearl from the shelf:
“To be honest with you, I really don’t believe any book can change your life-only you can. Look, two people read the same book: One is inspired, while the other is bored. It’s the person-not the book-that creates the transformation. That power lies within each of us. That said, I do [...]
The pearl from the shelf:
“Words and phrases concerning concepts of left and right permeate our language and thinking. The right hand (meaning also the left hemisphere) is strongly connected with what is good, just and proper. The left hand (therefore the right hemisphere) is strongly linked with concepts of anarchy and feelings that are out [...]
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