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publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition.
Excerpt: ...it when the work has been done. He does not
keep putting coal in the furnace, and maintaining a high
pressure after the work is finished, or when the day's
portion of the work has been done, and the fires should
be banked until the next day. Some people act as if the
engine should be kept running whether there was any work
to be done or not, and then they complain if it gets
worn out and wobbles and needs repairing. These mental
engines are fine machines, and need intelligent care. To
those who are acquainted with the laws of mental control
it seems absurd for one to lie awake at night fretting
about the problems of the day, or more often, of the
morrow. It is just as easy to slow down the mind as it
is to slow down an engine, and thousands of people are
learning to do this in these days of New Thought. The
best way to do it is to think of something else--as far
different from the obtruding thought as possible. There
is no use fighting an objectionable thought with the
purpose of "downing" it; that is a great waste of
energy, and the more you keep on saying, "I won't think
of this thing!" the more it keeps on coming into your
mind, for you are holding it there for the purpose of
hitting it. Let it go; don't give it another thought;
fix the mind on something entirely different, and keep
the attention there by an effort of the will. A little
practice will do much for you in this direction. There
is only room for one thing at a time in the focus of
attention; so put all your attention upon one thought,
and the others will sneak off. Try it for yourself.
CHAPTER IX Asserting The Life-force I have spoken to you
of the advantage of getting rid of Fear. Now I wish to
put LIFE into you. Many of you have been going along as
if you were dead--no...
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