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“I can’t believe that!” said Alice.
“Can’t you?” the queen said in a pitying tone. “Try again, draw a long breath, and shut your eyes.”
Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
I’ve been spending some time rereading The Game of Life by Florence Shovel Shinn (a New Thought metaphysician in the 1930’s). One of the reasons I love her books is because they’re all about affirmations and speaking up and asking for (sometimes even demanding!) what you want.
Since I seem to have lost a few things lately – more recently, a huge bag of Hungarian paprika. I figured it was about time to find some stuff again. And well, if I can get flowers and plants to show up on my doorstep just by saying out loud that I’d love some flowers, then surely I can get some other things delivered.
The good news, it’s working!!!
I found the paprika yesterday and yes, it was right where I looked over and over. This of course means that next up is the GPS unit and the (seemingly missing) money from those fraudulent credit card charges. It’s going to work itself out, somehow, in just the right way (I don’t need to know the details) and just show up in the damnedest of places. The paprika showed up in an empty oatmeal box of all things.
Let me just say…I LOVE this stuff!! Words are powerful as Florence Shovel Shinn, Napoleon Hill (and so many others) keep telling us.
So what seemingly impossible thing have you believed?
This is just delicious! I love the way it sounds, even — to believe impossible things, several before breakfast! So childlike, so full of wonder. Awesome! Thanks for putting this out in the world!
And that’s astounding about the paprika! Really?
I’ve got Florence’s book by my bed, time for another reading. Did you know that’s the book that inspired Louise Hay? Pretty cool, huh?
Really? The Game of Life inspired Louise Hay? Now that is fascinating. And yes, pick it up and read a chapter before bed and it will spark some creating! Do you have the 4-in-1 FSS book? Love that, especially how you can just open to one of her many affirmation pages, find something and concentrate.
sounds like i have to check this book out. i need some magical thinking around here.
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Do check it out. The book has been around since 1925 or so. It’s got a lot of Jesus talk in it, but that’s just the New Thought beliefs. She’ll definitely get you thinking about changing the way you speak and think. I didn’t realize just how many of my current affirmations were from her books that I read about 10 years ago. Good stuff I tell you.
I always believe things are impossible. I’m inspired to try believing impossible things. Thanks for the insight and recommendation.
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Really? The Game of Life inspired Louise Hay? Now that is fascinating. And yes, pick it up and read a chapter before bed and it will spark some creating! Do you have the 4-in-1 FSS book? Love that, especially how you can just open to one of her many affirmation pages, find something and concentrate.