HOPE AND DESIRE
Hope and Desire are the energies that fuel our Creative Dreams
We must BELIEVE our desires are attainable.
If we don't BELIEVE, HOPE dies and DESIRE disappears.
A
few Friday afternoons ago, by pure synchronistic chance, I picked up an
old dog-eared paperback book while cleaning out our very dusty little
9'x9' room we affectionately call "The Library." This book had found its
way underneath the sofa. It was flattened into an "open" position,
cocooned in wads of German Shepherd hair. I was about to throw it in the
trash bag when I glanced at the open pages (128-129). Someone had
highlighted certain paragraphs in green. At the bottom of Page 129, in
an old-fashioned beautiful script, was written, "Desire Defined"...
Thoughts To Steer By
"Motivation
is that which induces action or determines choice. It is the hope or
other force which starts an action in an attempt to produce specific
results. Motivate yourself with PMA (positive mental attitude).
Remember: What the mind of man can conceive and believe the mind of man
can achieve with PMA. Recognize the possibility of the improbable. HOPE
is the magic ingredient in motivating yourself and others. Negative
emotions, feelings, thoughts and attitudes are good at the proper time
and under the right circumstances. The 10 basic motives are: Self-preservation, love, fear, sex, desire for life after death, freedom
of body and mind, anger, hate, desire for recognition and
self-expression, and the desire for material wealth."
Riveted
by how laser-appropriate these words were to my assignment on the
concept of Hope and Desire; I thumbed through the chapter. A few more
passages were highlighted in green,
"Hope
is a desire with the expectation of obtaining what is desired and
belief that it is obtainable. A person consciously reacts to that which
to him is desirable, believable and attainable. Man is the only member
of the animal kingdom who, through the functioning of his conscious
mind, can voluntarily control his emotions from within, rather than be
forced to do so by external influences. Emotions are controlled through
the combination of reason and action. When fears are unwarranted, or
harmful, they can and should be neutralized. HOW? One effective means is
through self-suggestions, in fact, self-command, and with a one word
symbol that incorporates what you want to be. Thus, if you are afraid
and want to be courageous, give the self-command BE COURAGEOUS with
rapidity several times. Follow this with action.
If you want to be courageous, ACT courageously...Use the self-starter DO IT NOW! And then get into action. Keep your mind on the things you should and do want and off the things you shouldn't and don't want."
More
attention-grabbing morsels are scattered throughout the pages of this
book but it does read a tad dated So, I checked the copyright... 1960! WOW! This famous epistle may be the creative-motivational booster shot you've been looking for. Written by one of the original self-help gurus, it is worth a
look. Take what you like and leave the rest.The title is: SUCCESS THROUGH A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE by Napoleon Hill.
FOLLOW THAT DREAM NOW!
DESIRE IT WITH COURAGEOUS HOPE!
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