How to relax? Repeat slowly and quietly, bringing out the melody in each, a series of words which express quietness and peace, as, for example, tranquility (say it very deliberately and in a tranquil manner), serenity, quietness, imperturbability. Say the following, which has an amazing power to quiet the mind and relax the body: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee” (Isaiah 26:3). repeat this several times during the day and you will find relaxation.
Norman Vincent Peale
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
November 8
The world offers so much fun and pleasure. It is pathetic how little of it many people find. Thousands live in what might be called “pleasure poverty” despite the available wealth of fun opportunities. They keep their noses to the grindstone and develop a sad crop of neuroses and tensions. Work is good but, when it’s mixed with fun, it’s a lot better. Don’t be a fun pauper! Revel in the delights a good God has put into the world!
November 7
As a boy I had an enormous inferiority complex and, believe me, it was no fun. I used to go around thinking negatively: "I don't amount to anything. I have few brains and no ability." I became aware, after a while, that others were agreeing with me. They always will—for, unconsciously, people will take you at your own self-appraisal.
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