Almost every hour of every day

Almost every hour of every day I see evidences of the use of the power within.  I see it in myself, I see it in others.  I hear accounts, small nuances here and there, evidence not only that it is a viably functioning process, but that it is functioning in my favor.  In church today our lesson focused on choices, making the right ones, or making the wrong ones and using the resources available (scriptures, prayer, etc.) to help direct you to making the right choices, positive choices.  I commented that making a choice is the result of a thought and that it would be wise to go to the most basic point in the process.  If you think "I want to follow Christ," then you'll choose to follow Christ.  In times of stress or distress, if you think "I'm mad," or "I'm upset," you'll be upset, but you can think your way calmly through just about anything.

One of the other members of our class commented that she thought to herself, very often, that she was a pleasing, likeable person.  When she said that, there were chuckles throughout the classroom.  It was perceived as a humorous statement.  But the girl who said it, and I knew the truth behind the statement.  We both understood the power of positive thinking.  By thinking she was pleasant and likeable, she projected that and, as a result, people liked to be around her.

The more I study this, the more I understand, and the more I struggle to practice it.  When I say struggle, I mean it because even now I'm still at the infancy of my learning and changing a lifetime of self-doubt, and self-criticism, and insecurity is very, very difficult.  Nevertheless, I can see....no, I know it's going to be more than worth the effort.