“An inner wisdom will guide you if you only pause to listen.” – the Wealthy Gardener
Lesson 2-5 Reminder: Mental Practices
Wealth requires sacrifice, but it usually involves a few lucky breaks. Only a superficial person ignores the serendipity that harmonizes with aspirations.
You obviously have aspirations, or you wouldn’t be here. You have a special purpose, an ambition, or you would not be interested in this daily seed.
And so, to use your full potential, you must focus your energy.
It’s not enough to kind of have an idea of what you want; you must have a daily ritual of deep concentration on your clear goal. Nurture it with daily attention. See it in your mind’s eye. At first this ritual will give you strength for your work. The daily focus will restore your best attitude. Later, it will seem to connect you to an Intelligence that will hand over ideas, plans, and lucky breaks.
“God gives every bird its food,” Josiah Holland reminds us, “but he doesn’t throw it into the nest.” Hippocrates told us, “While calling on the gods, a man should him-self lend a hand.”
I lend a hand in my own life, but I also maintain a nightly ritual of sitting alone with my goals. I don’t believe in miracles, but I do believe in results that look like miracles.
I think it’s possible that we know very little of our mental potential; I believe much is yet to be learned about the human mind fixated on a clear aim. Give impact hours to use your days, but then concentrate daily on the outcomes you want most.
When you connect with the inner experience of your desires, you will gain strength for the work. And you will discover your fullest powers. An inner wisdom will guide your ways if only you pause to listen.
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