| If you have been practicing positive thinking | | | | in the first place. |
| in your daily life, and you have planted your | | | | |
| positive mental garden, you will start to see | | | | · The clerk at the grocery store gives you |
| the beginnings of growth in yourself and your | | | | the wrong change, you point it out with a |
| surroundings. At this stage, it is important | | | | smile- and she happily corrects the mistake. |
| to nurture the tender new beginnings of your | | | | |
| confident, positive self. You should learn to | | | | · You waited in line at the bank for |
| recognize the effects of positive thinking in | | | | twenty-five minutes on your lunch hour...and |
| your life and encourage the development of | | | | your life didn't end. |
| strong roots to anchor yourself in success. | | | | |
| | | | · The new part for your car finally |
| "There's only one corner of the universe | | | | arrived at the garage after a week on |
| youcan be certain of improving, and that's | | | | backorder, but it was the wrong one. You were |
| your own self." | | | | so nice about accepting the delay when the |
| | | | garage called that they offered you a |
| - Aldous Huxley | | | | substantial discount on your repair bill. |
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| As you practice using positive thinking, you | | | | · Every time you catch a glimpse of |
| will find that things begin to change for | | | | yourself in a mirror, you're smiling- and you |
| you. Sometimes the change is so gradual you | | | | don't think you look like a moron. |
| don't notice anything at all, until one day | | | | |
| someone else tells you that you seem | | | | · You put the oven on too high and burned |
| different. They may ask if you've gotten a | | | | dinner...then wound up having something even |
| new outfit, changed your hair, lost weight, | | | | better than you'd planned. |
| or won the lottery. Tapping in to positive | | | | |
| thinking not only makes you happier, it also | | | | · Suddenly you have a lot more free time |
| makes you more attractive; the kind of person | | | | on your hands, and plenty of things to do |
| others want to be around. | | | | with it- plus enough energy to do them. |
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| Now that you've had some experience, you | | | | · The last time you thought the word can't |
| might recognize some of the common signs of | | | | was in the phrase I can't believe all these |
| positively charged people. Check out this | | | | great things are happening to me. |
| list of things you have to look forward to. | | | | |
| | | | Positive thinking has the power to change |
| You Know You're a Positive Thinker When: | | | | your life, as long as you believe it does. As |
| | | | you continue to use positive thinking |
| · Your grueling drive to work goes by so | | | | techniques, you will find you don't have to |
| quickly, you wonder why it ever bothered you | | | | put much effort into achieving what you want. |