Day 1

Maybe you've read the capsule statement for today ...

"There is only One Mind, Spirit, or Intelligence which increasingly flows into fuller harmonious expression as all that I am. As I now affirm this, and accept it, so it is done."

... and your wondering, like me. That all sounds really good but what does that have to do with my problem. My problem is real and that statement as nice, comforting and re-assuring as it is, is pretty theoretical. Well you're right. Your/my problem is real. Well real for me. Real in my mind. You might want to check it out with someone you trust and someone whose consciousness you respect to find out if your situation or condition is as real to them.
As far as the theory put forth by our author. It is just that, a theory and a theory is only as good as the experimental evidence you can bring forth to prove it. So I suggest you try it out. That's what Ernest Holmes would have told Willis when he was a student. It is what he would tell you today. It is what he says on page 51 of the Science of Mind,

"One of the great difficulties of any new order of thought is that we are likely to indulge in too much theory and too little practice. As a matter of fact, we can only know as much as we can prove by actual demonstration. That which we cannot prove may or may not be true but that which we can prove MUST be, and IS, the truth."

So what a great place to begin a new diet. Eliminate sugar, alcohol, bread or meat from your diet and see what happens. I'm going to begin today by eliminating those thoughts that have proven in the past to be damaging to my self-esteem and my self-worth. I once had a man in counseling who often referred to himself and being "not the sharpest tool in the shed." One day, in a session, he announced to me that he had decided to eliminate that phrase from his conversation. He reported over the weeks that followed how people suddenly began to compliment him on decisions he was making and how great it felt to say "thank you" when they did.

We are all familiar with the words of Yoda, "Do or do not. There is no "try" Make a note of the number of times in a day when you "try" to do something and then start eliminating it form your mental diet. Many years ago I eliminated the word problem from my vocabulary and replaced it with struggle. Well recently I've notice how much I struggle with things. It's time to refine my "diet". I'm becoming increasingly allergic to struggle.

Intelligence is in fact flowing into fuller harmonious expression in my life but it can only work with what I give it by means of raw material. My body may be getting stronger and fitter as a result of the exercise I do but I need to feed it as well. Chips and a beer after a workout just won't cut it. Taking a look at myself in the mirror will prove that.