NUGGETS OF THE NEW THOUGHT/PART 1
THE KEYNOTE.
"I Can and I Will"—The
recognition—Equal to any task—A feeling of calm confidence—An abiding sense of power,
reserve force and security —The Something within—The triple key to the door of
attainment—The vibrations of Success.
"I
Can and I Will!!!" Have you ever said these words to yourself with a firm
conviction that you were speaking the truth—with the strong feeling that needed
no other proof. If so, you then felt within you a thrill which seemed to cause
every atom of your being to vibrate in harmony with some note in the grand
scale of Life, sounded by the Real Self. You caught a momentary glimpse of the
Inner Light—heard a stray note of the Song of the Soul—were conscious for the
moment of YOURSELF. And in that moment of ecstasy you knew that untold power
and possibilities were yours. You felt that you were in touch with all
Strength, Power, Knowledge, Happiness and Peace. You felt that you were equal
to any task—capable of executing any undertaking. For the moment there was no
Fear in the world for you. All the Universe seemed to vibrate in the same key
with your thought. For the moment you Recognized the Truth.
But alas,
the spirit of doubt, distrust, fear and unfaith called you again to Earth—and
the vision faded. And yet, the remembrance of the sight—the echo of the
sound—the remnant of the new-found strength—is with you still. You still find
that memory to be a stimulus to great efforts—a comforting thought in times of
weakness and trial. You have been able to accomplish much by the aid of the
lingering vibrations of the mighty thought.
In times
of great peril—grave perplexities—life and death struggles, a feeling of calm
confidence and strength often comes to us, and we are borne on by a power of us
and in us (and yet in everything else, too) that seems to lift
us off our feet and sweep us on to safety—to peace—to rest. We are possessed of
an abiding sense of power, reserve force and security. When extraordinary
conditions confront us—when our bodies seem paralyzed—our minds stupefied—our
will power gone, we are often made conscious of the existence of the Real Self,
and it answers our involuntary demand, and comes to rescue with the cheering
cry: "I AM HERE"!
Many of us
have made use of this inner strength without realizing it. One day we were
sorely distressed and made the demand, and lo! it was answered. We knew not
from whence came this new-found strength, but we were conscious of the uplift,
and felt more confidence in ourselves. The next time we confidently demanded
the aid, and again we were answered. We acquired that which we call confidence
and faith in ourselves, and were carried over many a dark place and started on
the road to Success. Our repeated success caused us to think and speak of our
"luck," and we grew to believe that we had a "star," and
took chances and risks that others would not dream of. We dared. We made some
apparent failures, but we soon came to know them as only lessons leading
to ultimate success. The "I Can and I Will" feeling
carried us over rough places safely, and we got to simply know that
we would "get there" in the end.
And so we
went on and on, knowing that if we advanced three steps and slipped back two,
we were still one step ahead. We had confidence, because we knew that
"things would come our way" in the end. And so long as we held this
attitude, we did succeed, and it was only when we lost heart
at some unexpected slip—only when, after having attained success, we became
dazed and frightened, and began to fear that our "luck might turn"
and that we would lose all of our accumulations—it was only then, I
say—that our star waned.
Talk with
any successful man, and, if truthful, he will admit having felt, from the time
of his first success, that he had some sort of "pull" with Fate—some
"lucky star"—some special Providence operating in his behalf. He grew
to expect results—to have confidence in things turning out
right—to have faith in something of which he knew not the
nature—and he was not disappointed. Things seemed to work in his favor—not
always just in the way he expected, sometimes in an entirely different
way—matters seemed somehow to straighten themselves out in the end—so long as
he kept his "nerve." He did not know the source of his strength, but
he believed in it and trusted it just the same.
Let us
wake up and recognize this Something Within—let us begin to understand this
"I Can and I Will" feeling—let us cherish it if we have it, and
cultivate it if we have it not. Do you know that we are young giants who have
not discovered our own strength? Are you not aware that there are powers latent
within us, pressing forth for development and unfoldment? Do you not know that
earnest desire, faith and calm demand will bring to us that which we
require—will place at our hand the tools with which we are to work out our
destiny—will guide us in the proper use of the tools—will make us grow? Do you
not know that Desire, Faith and Work is the triple key to the doors of
Attainment? There are possibilities before us, awaiting our coming, of which we
have never dreamed. Let us assert ourselves—take up the key—unlock the
doors—and enter our kingdom.
To
accomplish, we must be possessed of earnest desire—must be as confident of
ultimate success as we are of the rising of to-morrow's sun—we must have Faith.
And we must work out the end with the tools and instruments that will present
themselves day by day. We will find that Desire, Confidence, Faith and Work
will not only brush aside the obstacles from our path, but will also begin to
assert that wonderful force, as yet so little understood—the Law of
Attraction—which will draw to us that which is conducive to our success, be it
ideas, people, things, yes, even circumstances. Oh, ye of little
Faith, why do you not see these things?
The world
is looking for these "I Can and I Will" people—it has places ready
for them—the supply does not begin to equal the demand. Pluck up courage ye unfortunate
ones—ye doubters—ye "I Can't" people! Begin the fight by abolishing
Fear from your minds. Then start to climb the ladder of Attainment, shouting
"I CAN AND I WILL" with all your might, drowning out the sound of the
"buts," "ifs," "supposings," "you
can'ts" and "aren't you afraids" of your wet-blanket friends at
the foot of the ladder. Do not bother about the upper rounds of the ladder—you
will reach them in time—but give your whole attention to the round just ahead
of you, and when you have gained a firm footing on that, then look at the next
one. One round at a time, remember, and give your entire attention to
each step. Climb with Desire, Confidence and Faith inspiring each step, and
the task will become a pleasure. You will be conscious of some mighty force
attracting you upward and onward as you progress. And don't try to pull some
other fellow off the ladder—there's room enough for both of you—be kind, be
kind.
If you
fail to feel the "I Can and I Will" vibrations within you, start in to-day,
and say "I Can and I Will"—THINK "I Can and I
Will"—ACT "I Can and I Will," and get the vibrations started in
motion. Remember that as the one note of the violin, if constantly sounded,
will cause the mighty bridge to vibrate in unison so will one positive thought,
held constantly, manifest itself both in yourself, others and things. So begin
sounding the note to-day—this very moment. Sound it constantly. Send forth a
clear, glad, joyous note—a note of Faith—a note of coming Victory. Sound it
over and over again, and soon you will become conscious that the vibrations
have commenced, and that the mighty structure of your being is quivering and
vibrating to the keynote:—"I CAN AND I WILL."
Comments
Post a Comment