Be Happy

+Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science, suggests that "I AM, therefore I know" (from her book, 'The Spiritual Writings of Mary Baker Eddy). Prentice Mulford, was a noted literary humorist, author, early founder of New Thought movement, who coined the term, Law of Attraction +he advises that when trying to live to suit others, we shall never suit them, the more we try, the more unreasonable and exacting they become! He suggests the government of your life is a matter which lies entirely with God and yourself and that when your life is swayed and influenced from any other source, you are on the wrong path. The highest and purest love comes to him or her who is most in communion and oneness with the Infinite Mind, who is ever demanding the Infinite Mind more and more of its wisdom (and are wisely economical of their sympathy for others) and put a great deal of this higher love into themselves, in order to make the most of themselves. The Infinite, as we demand, will give us wisdom and light to know what we owe ourselves +he concluded that looking out for yourself as directed by the Infinite is really looking after the other and is the only way to benefit yourself +he goes on to say that if we persist in holding to our plan or purpose, 'forces' come nearer and nearer and become stronger and stronger, bringing more and more favourable results (from his book, 'The God in You, Chapter 4 Love Thyself). Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist, book illustrator who became a New Thought teacher and metaphysical writer -her words of advice are +substitute faith for fear and that fear is only inverted faith, that is, faith in evil instead of good +see clearly one's good and obliterate all mental pictures of evil. In other words, impress the sub-conscious mind with a realisation of good +do not believe you lack, believe in more than enough or plenty +faith knows it has already received and acts accordingly +you attract the things you give a great deal of thought to