Angst happens. It happens to us all. I’ve had my share of it lately, and I’ve read various comments across the web recently where it seems the levels are reaching all-time highs for a lot of us. From the panic of the economy, to the never-ending cold or unusual weather worldwide, to heartbreaking tragedies and painful personal issues, it can seem at times that the sun won’t ever shine again like it used to in our brighter days.
So I thought I’d devote my slot on the Samhain blog today looking for ways to uplift and inspire. Even if my efforts boost just one person out there, that’s a start. 
I’d like to begin with a little torn and tattered book that was given to my family years ago when hubby and I were just starting out on our journey as a poor, young, newly married couple with sickly preemie infant twins. It’s called As A Man Thinketh by James Allen, not a religious book but one of inspiration, encouragement, and thought-provoking words of wisdom. I reread it recently, as I have periodically in the past when times were tough, and thanked the stars that I’d kept it and not included it in a moment of insanity a few years back when I’d gotten rid of some of my precious books.
So anyway…
I opened this book and sobbed uncontrollably when I found the scribblings of my children (all now mostly grown), strewn randomly from page to page. I don’t recall those scribbles being there the last time I read it, so I was stunned—that must mean I’ve gone for more than a decade without reading it again. Where had the time gone? I wasn’t sure, but I did conclude one very important thing… I was meant to pull that book off my shelf at that point in time. Why? Well, call it coincidence or call it fate, but some of the most profound passages—ones that I needed the most at that very moment—were either underlined or marked in some way by an innocent child’s hand.
wipes away bittersweet tears
The theme of the whole book is summed up in this quote from its first page:
“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts… As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.”
Pretty deep, huh?
Once you have that one dissected ( grin ), here’s a bit more food for thought from the book, each their own standalone passages:
“Strong, pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace.”
“A man should conceive of legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts.”
“As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.”
“Doubt and fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and he who encourages them, who does not slay them, thwarts himself at every step.”
And finally, when you’ve had time to dig your brain out of the above deepness ( snicker ), try this one:
“Humanity surges with uncontrolled passion, is tumultuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by anxiety and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified, makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him.”
So now that your’re scratching your heads and your eyebrows are all smooshed together, here’s something fun for you. To receive free, uplifting daily notes to your inbox from “The Universe” (LMAO, yes, the universe grin ), go to TUT and click on “Notes Signup” at the top of the page. It also has the same philosophy, that is, that thoughts become things, and I find that many times the perfect, much-needed message comes to me at just the right time. For example, a few weeks ago during a particularly angsty time, I got one that said:
“Think back to a happy time in your life, Titania. A really, really happy time. If you can, try to remember the happiest you’ve ever felt. Think of the laughter, the peace, the confidence, the ease of it all. Emotionally, relive a few of those moments. Don’t think of the details (people, places, or circumstances); just think of the way you felt. Good. Very good. We’re just creating some building blocks for tomorrow and the rest of your amazing life. Adios, The Universe”
LOL, hmm, so this here woman thinketh there might be more to the whole picture of this life thing than just coincidence. So what things do you do, or call upon, to lift you up in times of angst?
Titania
Titania Ladley is a multi-published author of hot erotic romances. Please visit her at http://www.TitaniaLadley.com .
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