“If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.”
Florence Scovel Shinn
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I had always believed that one should hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Then I read this line in the “The Game of Life” and I started to question my “cautious optimism”. Let me just say that living by faith is proving to be a challenge after years of always believing that I only had myself to count on. When I do get it right though, it is so liberating.
“You can never do a thing you cannot see yourself doing, or fill a place you cannot see yourself filling—not visualizing, making a mental picture (this is a mental process and often brings wrong and limited results); it must be a spiritual realization, a feeling that you are already there; be in its vibration.”
Florence Scovel Shinn (The complete works of Florence Scovel Shinn)
I have been trying to put a vision board together since January and have just not being able to find pictures that resonated with what I thought I wanted. I came across this quote in the book and it all just made sense as to why some things just don’t work out no matter how badly you think you what something. Will try putting my vision board together again this weekend but this time I will let myself be guided by Infinite Intelligence. Let’s see how it pans out. I am actually quite excited to get started. 😊
“We must be non-resistant, poised and peaceful, expecting our good to come to pass. We are the receivers, God is the Giver, and He must create His own channels.”
Florence Scovel Shinn
I am currently reading “The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn” and have had so much of what she wrote resonate with me. I have put some of it into practice and have been blowing by the results. I will definitely share my learnings in my next blog post. Watch this space.
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