There are a few books which seem to have been around forever. The Power of Positive Thinking by Normal Vincent Peale is one of them. I picked up a second-hand copy in a local bookstore a few weeks ago and was soon enthralled by the classic timelessness of the book.
Peale’s ideas are deeply rooted in his religious beliefs which differ from my own and it took me some effort to read past that to the fundamental principles of how our mind works in dealing with ourselves and others. That was worth it and even has me questioning some things. Notwithstanding, there are some very powerful ideas and practices in the book and I recommend it to all.
One of the practices I put to immediate use was the building up of myself in the morning before rising from bed. I found that a focus on having a good day does lead to having a good day and in a way that is much of what the book is about as you could guess from the title. Positive focus provides positive results or at the very least a positive way of dealing with things.
This is book 2/50 in my 50 book challenge (2009).
