“When you see evil do not form ideas that are in the likeness of that evil; do not think of the evil as bad, but try to understand the forces that are back of that evil—forces that are good in themselves, though misdirected in their present state. By trying to understand the nature of the power that is back of evil or adversity, you will not form bad ideas, and therefore will feel no bad effects from experiences that may seem undesirable. At the same time, you will think your own thought about the experiences, thereby developing the power of the master mind.” ThinkingFeelsTryingMindMayIdeasStatesSeemsFormEvilForceEffectsMastersAdversityDevelopingBad IdeasUndesirable Book:Your Forces and How to Use Them Source: Your Forces and How to Use Them
“There's been plenty of adversity, starting the moment he was born. He had a respiratory crisis, and it was touch and go for a week whether he would survive. I think ever since, you can feel this pulse in the guy, an almost physical enthusiasm.” ThinkingFeelsMomentsGuyBornWeekAdversityCrisisStartingEnthusiasmPlentyPulseRespiratory Author:James Taylor