| LIKE a stone thrown into the water, a thought | | | | theory. And the man who looks for good in |
| produces ripples and waves which spread out over | | | | everything and everybody will be likely to attract to |
| the great ocean of thoughts. There is this difference, | | | | himself the things and people corresponding to his |
| however: the waves on the water move only on a | | | | thought. We generally see that for which we look. |
| level plane in all directions, whereas thought waves | | | | We receive only that which corresponds to our |
| move in all directions from a common center, just as | | | | mental attunement. If we have been discouraged, |
| do the rays from the sun. A strong thought tends to | | | | we have dropped into a negative key, and have |
| awaken vibrations in minds attuned to receive it. | | | | been affected not only by our own thoughts but |
| Many of the "stray thoughts" which come to us are | | | | have also received the added depressing thoughts of |
| but reflections or answering vibrations to some | | | | all the others around d us who have not yet learned |
| strong thought sent out by another. But unless our | | | | the law of attraction in the thought world. We |
| minds are attuned to receive it, the thought will not | | | | recognize this without much trouble when we come |
| likely affect us. We will then be apt to catch the | | | | in personal contact with people and feel their |
| vibrations of other minds keyed to the same | | | | vibrations. When your mind is operating along positive |
| thoughts. On the other hand, if we get into the habit | | | | lines you feel strong, cheerful, happy, confident and |
| of thinking thoughts of a negative character, we will | | | | courageous, you can do your work well, and you |
| soon be echoing the low order of thought emanating | | | | progress on your road to health. In some persons |
| from the minds of the thousands thinking along the | | | | the positive element seems to predominate, and in |
| same lines. This is how our thoughts of health or | | | | others the negative quality seems to be more in |
| disease can make us focus on what we don't want | | | | evidence. When two people first meet there is |
| as opposed to what we want and desire for | | | | generally a silent mental conflict in which their |
| ourselves. We are also influenced by the suggestions | | | | respective minds test their mental quality, and fix |
| and thought of others, which have reached us either | | | | their relative position toward each other. This process |
| directly by verbal suggestions, through the media or | | | | is mostly unconscious, but it occurs nevertheless. The |
| TV, or telepathically by means of thought waves. | | | | adjustment is often automatic, but occasionally the |
| Our general mental attitude, however, determines | | | | struggle is so sharp - the opponents being so well |
| the character of the thought waves received from | | | | matched - that the matter forces itself into the |
| others as well as the thoughts emanating from | | | | consciousness of the two people. We are positive or |
| ourselves. It is best then to surround yourself with | | | | negative to everyone with whom we relate. We |
| people who are healthy and speak of health, as | | | | may be positive to our children, our employees and |
| opposed to sickness. I would even venture that | | | | dependents, but we are at the same time negative |
| support groups can have a negative effect in the | | | | to others to whom we occupy inferior positions, or |
| long-run, reinforcing what you don't want in your life | | | | whom we have allowed to assert themselves over |
| and in your health. We attract to us the thoughts of | | | | us. Remember you possess the power to raise your |
| others of the same order of thought. The man who | | | | mind to a positive pitch by an effort of will. And, it is |
| thinks health will be apt to get into tune with the | | | | equally true that you may allow yourself to drop into |
| minds of others thinking likewise, and they will help | | | | a low, negative note by carelessness or a weak will. |
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