Thought 04DEC2009

THE ART OF CHANGING YOURSELF
Life is constantly pounding you from the outside with millions of hammer blows, but you have the last word as to how those blows will change you. Man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his own pattern. Man alone is architect of his destiny. William James declared that the greatest revolution in his generation was the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. History and literature are full of examples of the miracle of inner change - Paul on the Damascus Road... Ernest and the Great Stone Face... the hunchback prince, of the Persian story, who became straight and tall by standing each day before a statue of himself made straight...

You cannot climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts. If your world is gloomy and hopeless, it is because you are gloomy and hopeless. YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR MIND TO CHANGE YOUR WORLD. Change demands self-discipline. Command yourself and make yourself do what needs to be done. Change requires the substituting of new habits for old. You mould your character and your future by your thoughts and acts. Change can be advanced by associating with men and women with whom you can walk among the stars. Meet, mingle and make friends with those who have the upward urge.

Change can be inspired by selecting your own spiritual ancestors from among the great of all the ages. You can practice the kindliness of Lincoln, the devotion of Schweitzer, the vision of Franklin... Change can be achieved by changing your environment. Let go of lower things and reach for the higher. Surround yourself with the best in books, music and art. Listen to the greatest speakers. Hang on the walls of your home portraits of the men you most admire. Change can be realized through conscious evolution. Moment by moment, day by day, concentrate on becoming the man you want to be. Change can be accomplished most of all through the power of prayer, because with God all things are possible.
WILFERD PETERSON - Got this from Vijayakumaran of AFFIN Bank, many many many moons ago
Many will show you the way once your cart has overturned - Kurdish Proverb