Life lessons come in unexpected packages.
Take yesterday, for example. I was peering into my nightly stack of “I’m-going-to-eventually-get-to-these-books,” when I came across the yellow covered copy of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. The only reason why I hadn’t finished yet, is that I did what I normally do when I’m infatuated with a book. I read it slowly as if each word were being analyzed with a microscope. I would ponder over an author’s choice of one word over another, for example or got lost in why a particular passage was so magical, so descriptively perfect.
When I picked up where I left off, I was enchanted by the beginning of the last chapter, which started with this:
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“[M]ere thoughts are as powerful as electric batteries – as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. To let a sad thought or a bad one get into your mind is as dangerous as letting a scarlet fever germ get into your body. If you let it stay there after it has got in you may never get over it as long as you live.”
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This may seem a little simplistic to you. It is a children’s book after all. But for me, I was struck by how profound it was-that it captured how often we allow our negative perceptions become truths and our fears and unknowns become reality.
Just something to think about this week as I leave you with another round of top posts.
How Music Can Improve Your Mood
(Adventures in Positive Psychology) – Having a bad day? In a crummy mood? Turn up the positivity with mood-boosting music. A post that expresses the potential positivity of your favorite tunes.
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