Nuggets of the New ThoughtTheosophy / New ThoughtMystical / EsotericEnglishShareNuggets of the New Thought 2Project Gutenberg 1902 edition - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableProject Gutenberg 1902 editionLanguageEnglishEspañol‹Nuggets of the New Thought 1Nuggets of the New Thought 2Nuggets of the New Thought 3Nuggets of the New Thought 4Nuggets of the New Thought 5Nuggets of the New Thought 6Nuggets of the New Thought 7Nuggets of the New Thought 8Nuggets of the New Thought 9Nuggets of the New Thought 10Nuggets of the New Thought 11Nuggets of the New Thought 12Nuggets of the New Thought 13Nuggets of the New Thought 14Nuggets of the New Thought 15Nuggets of the New Thought 16Nuggets of the New Thought 17Nuggets of the New Thought 18Nuggets of the New Thought 19Nuggets of the New Thought 20Nuggets of the New Thought 21Nuggets of the New Thought 22Nuggets of the New Thought 23Nuggets of the New Thought 24Nuggets of the New Thought 25Nuggets of the New Thought 26Nuggets of the New Thought 27Nuggets of the New Thought 28Nuggets of the New Thought 29Nuggets of the New Thought 30Nuggets of the New Thought 31Nuggets of the New Thought 32Nuggets of the New Thought 33Nuggets of the New Thought 34Nuggets of the New Thought 35›Recognized The Truth.Nuggets of the New Thought 2ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1But alas, the spirit of doubt, distrust, fear and unfaith called you again to Earth--and the vision faded. And yet, the remembrance of the sight--the echo of the sound--the remnant of the new-found strength--is with you still. You still find that memory to be a stimulus to great efforts--a comforting thought in times of weakness and trial. You have been able to accomplish much by the aid of the lingering vibrations of the mighty thought. 2In times of great peril--grave perplexities--life and death struggles, a feeling of calm confidence and strength often comes to us, and we are borne on by a power of us and in us (and yet in everything else, too) that seems to lift us off our feet and sweep us on to safety--to peace--to rest. We are possessed of an abiding sense of power, reserve force and security. When extraordinary conditions confront us--when our bodies seem paralyzed--our minds stupefied--our will power gone, we are often made conscious of the existence of the Real Self, and it answers our involuntary demand, and comes to rescue with the cheering cry: "I AM HERE"! 3Many of us have made use of this inner strength without realizing it. One day we were sorely distressed and made the demand, and lo! it was answered. We knew not from whence came this new-found strength, but we were conscious of the uplift, and felt more confidence in ourselves. The next time we confidently demanded the aid, and again we were answered. We acquired that which we call confidence and faith in ourselves, and were carried over many a dark place and started on the road to Success. Our repeated success caused us to think and speak of our "luck," and we grew to believe that we had a "star," and took chances and risks that others would not dream of. We dared. We made some apparent failures, but we soon came to know them as only lessons leading to ultimate success. The "I Can and I Will" feeling carried us over rough places safely, and we got to simply know that we would "get there" in the end. 4And so we went on and on, knowing that if we advanced three steps and slipped back two, we were still one step ahead. We had confidence, because we knew that "things would come our way" in the end. And so long as we held this attitude, we did succeed, and it was only when we lost heart at some unexpected slip--only when, after having attained success, we became dazed and frightened, and began to fear that our "luck might turn" and that we would lose all of our accumulations--it was only then, I say--that our star waned. 5Talk with any successful man, and, if truthful, he will admit having felt, from the time of his first success, that he had some sort of "pull" with Fate--some "lucky star"--some special Providence operating in his behalf. He grew to expect results--to have confidence in things turning out right--to have faith in something of which he knew not the nature--and he was not disappointed. Things seemed to work in his favor--not always just in the way he expected, sometimes in an entirely different way--matters seemed somehow to straighten themselves out in the end--so long as he kept his "nerve." He did not know the source of his strength, but he believed in it and trusted it just the same. 6Let us wake up and recognize this Something Within--let us begin to understand this "I Can and I Will" feeling--let us cherish it if we have it, and cultivate it if we have it not. Do you know that we are young giants who have not discovered our own strength? Are you not aware that there are powers latent within us, pressing forth for development and unfoldment? Do you not know that earnest desire, faith and calm demand will bring to us that which we require--will place at our hand the tools with which we are to work out our destiny--will guide us in the proper use of the tools--will make us grow? Do you not know that Desire, Faith and Work is the triple key to the doors of Attainment? There are possibilities before us, awaiting our coming, of which we have never dreamed. Let us assert ourselves--take up the key--unlock the doors--and enter our kingdom. 7To accomplish, we must be possessed of earnest desire--must be as confident of ultimate success as we are of the rising of to-morrow's sun--we must have Faith. And we must work out the end with the tools and instruments that will present themselves day by day. We will find that Desire, Confidence, Faith and Work will not only brush aside the obstacles from our path, but will also begin to assert that wonderful force, as yet so little understood--the Law of Attraction--which will draw to us that which is conducive to our success, be it ideas, people, things, yes, even circumstances. Oh, ye of little Faith, why do you not see these things? 8The world is looking for these "I Can and I Will" people--it has places ready for them--the supply does not begin to equal the demand. Pluck up courage ye unfortunate ones--ye doubters--ye "I Can't" people! Begin the fight by abolishing Fear from your minds. Then start to climb the ladder of Attainment, shouting "I CAN AND I WILL" with all your might, drowning out the sound of the "buts," "ifs," "supposings," "you can'ts" and "aren't you afraids" of your wet-blanket friends at the foot of the ladder. Do not bother about the upper rounds of the ladder--you will reach them in time--but give your whole attention to the round just ahead of you, and when you have gained a firm footing on that, then look at the next one. One round at a time, remember, and give your entire attention to each step. Climb with Desire, Confidence and Faith inspiring each step, and the task will become a pleasure. You will be conscious of some mighty force attracting you upward and onward as you progress. And don't try to pull some other fellow off the ladder--there's room enough for both of you--be kind, be kind. 9If you fail to feel the "I Can and I Will" vibrations within you, start in to-day, and say "I Can and I Will"--THINK "I Can and I Will"--ACT "I Can and I Will," and get the vibrations started in motion. Remember that as the one note of the violin, if constantly sounded, will cause the mighty bridge to vibrate in unison so will one positive thought, held constantly, manifest itself both in yourself, others and things. So begin sounding the note to-day--this very moment. Sound it constantly. Send forth a clear, glad, joyous note--a note of Faith--a note of coming Victory. Sound it over and over again, and soon you will become conscious that the vibrations have commenced, and that the mighty structure of your being is quivering and vibrating to the keynote:--"I CAN AND I WILL." ‹Previous chapterNuggets of the New Thought 1Next chapterNuggets of the New Thought 3›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the United States via Project Gutenberg