The Strangest Secret

Monday, October 12, 2009

Change Your Body, Change Your Life. It's been our motto for years, and all it takes to make that happen is a strong, positive mindset coupled with consistent, intelligent action. Sounds easy enough, though many will go a lifetime without realizing that potential.

Perehaps the answer lies in, "The Strangest Secret", an audio program by Earl Nightengale that was made in 1964.

That record was the first non-music record ever made and the first record to ever sell more than a million copies. It's also safe to say that the information contained within it paved the way for all the Success and lifestyle coaches of today.

I heard this information years ago and it completely changed my life, so it is not without great curiousity that I wonder if it will affect any of you the same way. Please feel free to post comments on this and let me know what you think; I'd appreciate it ; )

Live With Passion,

Roy

Enjoy, then...this excerpt from "The Strangest Secret" by Earl Nightingale.

George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, they make them."

Well, it's pretty apparent, isn't it? And every person who discovered this believed (for a while) that he was the first one to work it out. We become what we think about.

Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn't know where he's going, and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety and worry - his life becomes one of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about nothing... he becomes nothing.

How does it work? Why do we become what we think about? Well, I'll tell you how it works, as far as we know. To do this, I want to tell you about a situation that parallels the human mind.

Suppose a farmer has some land, and it's good, fertile land. The land gives the farmer a choice; he may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn't care. It's up to the farmer to make the decision.

We're comparing the human mind with the land because the mind, like the land, doesn't care what you plant in it. It will return what you plant, but it doesn't care what you plant.

Now, let's say that the farmer has two seeds in his hand- one is a seed of corn, the other is nightshade, a deadly poison. He digs two little holes in the earth and he plants both seeds-one corn, the other nightshade. He covers up the holes, waters and takes care of the land...and what will happen? Invariably, the land will return what was planted.

As it's written in the Bible, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap."

Remember the land doesn't care. It will return poison in just as wonderful abundance as it will corn. So up come the two plants - one corn, one poison.

The human mind is far more fertile, far more incredible and mysterious than the land, but it works the same way. It doesn't care what we plant...success...or failure. A concrete, worthwhile goal...or confusion, misunderstanding, fear, anxiety and so on. But what we plant must return to us.

You see, the human mind is the last great unexplored continent on earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant.

Bears have known the value of Bear-crawling for years; we're just now catching on.

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PALEO RECIPE
Chicken Breasts with Red Pepper Sauce
2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
¼ teaspoon dried thyme
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
4 skinless, boneless breast halves, pounded to ¼ inch thickness
2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup white wine
Combine vegetables and spices in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Transfer to a food processor or blender, and puree until smooth. Pour into a small saucepan and keep warm over very low heat. In a large fry pan, heat oil. Add chicken breasts; cook three minutes a side until chicken turns white. Add wine; reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Spoon red pepper sauce on plate and arrange chicken on top.

Quote Of The Day
“To live each day as though one’s last, never flustered, never apathetic, never attitudinizing – here is perfection of character.” – Marcus Aurelius