Florence Shinn Quotes

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

You can control any situation if you first control yourself.

Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.

Man must prepare for the thing he has asked for, when there isn't the slightest sign of it in sight.

Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.

The subconscious mind has no sense of humor and people often joke themselves into unhappy experiences.

The robbers of time are the past and the future. Man should bless the past, and forget it, if it keeps him in bondage, and bless the future, knowing it has in store for him endless joys, but live fully in the now.

Bills should be paid cheerfully, all money should be sent forth fearlessly and with a blessing.

There is an old saying that man only dares use his words for three purposes, to "heal, bless or prosper." What man says of others will be said of him, and what he wishes for another, he is wishing for himself.

YOUR WORD IS YOUR WAND. THE WORDS YOU SPEAK CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY

You must form the habit of living in the fourth dimension, “The World of the Wondrous.” It is the world where you do not judge by appearances.

if you run away your problems will run after you. Be undisturbed by a situation, and it will fall away of its own weight.

Ask, and it shall be given you, seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Mat. 7:7).

Infinite Spirit open the way for great abundance for — —. She is an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to her by divine right.

I cast this burden of resentment on the Christ within, and I go free, to be loving, harmonious and happy.

fear must be erased from the consciousness.

Do not neglect the day of small things, for little beginnings have big endings

What man condemns in others, he attracts to himself.

If you do not run your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will run it for you.

Make an affirmation immediately upon waking. For example: "Thy will be done this day! Today is a day of completion, I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease." Make this a habit, and one will see wonders and miracles come into his life.

Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.

So we see, to play successfully the game of life, we must train the imaging faculty.

I told her God was her supply, and that there is a supply for every demand.

Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace.

We should have signs in the subways and shops “Watch your thoughts!” “Watch your words!

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There is no there---there is only here.

The only person to change, is yourself. As you change, all the conditions around you will change! People will change! When you are undisturbed by a situation it falls away of its own weight.

A harmonious person is never vibrating at the same rate as a germ.

A keen observer of life once said, "no man can fail, if some one person sees him successful." Such is the power of the vision, and many a great man owed his success to a wife, or sister, or a friend who "believed in him" and held without wavering to the perfect pattern!

Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap." This means that whatever man sends out in word or deed, will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.

Intuition means, intuition, or to be taught from within. It is man's unerring guide,

The horse-shoe or rabbit's foot contains no power, but man's spoken word and belief that it will bring good luck creates expectancy in the subconscious mind, and attracts a "lucky situation.

Spiritual development means the ability to stand still, or stand aside, and let Infinite Intelligence lift your burdens and fight your battles.

The superconscious mind is the God Mind within each man, and is the realm of perfect ideas.

If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.

The trouble with most people is that they want to know the way and the channels beforehand. They want to tell Supreme Intelligence just how their prayers should be answered. They do not trust the wisdom and ingenuity of God.

The student continued, “How long must one remain in the dark” and I replied, “Until one can see in the dark,” and “Casting the burden enables one to see in the dark.

Make an affirmation immediately upon waking.

All things whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." "You must act as if you had already received.

Before ye call I shall answer." This means that "every good and perfect gift" is already man's awaiting his recognition.

There is a place that you are to fill and no one else can fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do." There

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive” (Math. 21:22). “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24).

Giving opens the way for receiving. In order to create activity in finances, one should give.

Isaiah said, "My word shall not return unto me void, but shall accomplish that where it is sent.

Prayer is telephoning to God, and intuition is God telephoning to you.

Now is the appointed time. Today is the day of my amazing good fortune.

I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten.

Happy is the mother who can say sincerely, that she puts her child in God's hands, and knows therefore, that he is divinely protected.

Perfect self-expression will never be labor; but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play.

I am always under direct inspiration; I make right decisions, quickly.

Ye have no need to fight, stand ye still and see the salvation of the Lord.

Man’s only enemies are within himself.

Nothing stands between man and his highest ideals and every desire of his heart, but doubt and fear.

the Bible is a book dealing with the science of the mind. It is a book telling man how to release his soul (or subconscious mind) from bondage.

Hope looks forward, Faith knows it has already received and acts accordingly.

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.

Acknowledge me in all your ways and I will make plain your path. Remember – despise not the day of small things (or seemingly unimportant events).

Keep thy heart (or imagination) with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov. 4:23.)

The thing man seeks is seeking him - the telephone was seeking Bell!

Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.

The perfect plan includes health, wealth, love and perfect selfexpression. This is the square of life, which brings perfect happiness.

I believe your trouble, which is a congestion, has come from having things stored away. Congestion of things causes congestion in the body.

✵ ✵All bondage is an illusion of the race consciousness. There is always a way out of every situation, under grace. Every man is free to do the will of God.

The Divine Plan unfolds through following intuition.

I desire the Divine ideas only to come to pass, under grace and in perfect ways.

The metaphysician knows that all disease has a mental correspondence, and in order to heal the body one must first "heal the soul.

Bless your enemy, and you rob him of his ammunition." His arrows will be transmuted into blessings.

I let go of everything not divinely designed for me, and the perfect plan of my life now comes to pass.

Rejection is protection.

So long as man resists a situation, he will have it with him. If he runs away from it, it will run after him.

So we see man’s work is ever with himself.

The real man, spiritual man, is birthless and deathless! He never was born and has never died - "As he was in the beginning, he is now, and ever shall be!

This is the law of Karma, which is Sanskrit for "Comeback." "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Man's freedom comes through fulfilling his destiny, bringing into manifestation the Divine Design of his life.

Visualizing is a mental process governed by the reasoning or conscious mind; visioning is a spiritual process, governed by intuition, or the superconscious mind.

Poise is power.

When you are undisturbed by a situation it falls away of its own weight.

In the morning, I’ll know just what to do.

Man must live suspended in the moment.

People think by running away from a negative situation, they will be rid of it, but the same situation confronts them wherever they go. They will meet the same experiences until they have learned their lessons.

Unexpected doors fly open, unexpected channels are free.

What God has done for others He can do for me and more!

Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right.

Your point of power is in the present.

Intuition is a spiritual faculty high above the reasoning mind, but on that path is all that you desire or require. In

This means, agree that the adverse situation is good, be undisturbed by it, and it falls away of its own weight. "None of these things move me," is a wonderful affirmation. The

There are three departments of the mind, the subconscious, conscious and superconscious.

No one keeps you out of your good but yourself.

There’s a quote associated with the American artist Florence Scovel Shinn: “No man is your friend, no man is your enemy, every man is your teacher.

If you hate and resent a situation, you have fastened it to yourself, for you attract what you fear or dislike. When someone has been unjust to you, you are filled with wrath and resentment.

What you see with your inner eye (the imaging faculty) you meet sooner or later on the external. So see clearly your goodness, your health, your success, your happiness; and they will come to pass. Faith brings fruit.

Agree with thine adversary quickly." This means, agree that the adverse situation is good, be undisturbed by it, and it falls away of its own weight. "None of these things move me," is a wonderful affirmation. The inharmonious situation comes from some inharmony within man himself. When there is, in him, no emotional response to an inharmonious situation, it fades away forever, from his pathway. So we see man's work is ever with himself. People have said to me, "Give treatments to change my husband, or my brother." I reply, "No, I will give treatments to change you; when you change, your husband and your brother will change.

I do not resist this situation. I put it in the hands of Infinite Love and Wisdom. Let the Divine idea now come to pass.

My point of power is in the present. This means that irregardless of what has happened in the past, or what the current state of affairs are... they are no longer relevant, for my point of power is in the present! With the present moment I can make things happen and change the reality to something that I want, everything else is irrelevant! Start today! ***

For Right Conditions: Divine Love now dissolves and dissipates every wrong condition in my mind, body and affairs. Divine Love is the most powerful chemical in the universe, and dissolves everything which is not itself. For Health: Divine Love floods my consciousness with health, and every cell in my body is filled with light. For Right Work: I have a perfect work In a perfect way; I give perfect service For a perfect pay.

Every thought, every word is impressed upon it and carried out in amazing detail. It is like a singer making a record on the sensitive disc of the phonographic plate. Every note and tone of the singer's voice is registered. If he coughs or hesitates, it is registered also. So let us break all the old bad records in the subconscious mind, the records of our lives which we do not wish to keep, and make new and beautiful ones. Speak

Many people are without vital interests and are hungry to hear what other people are doing. They are usually the ones who keep the radio turned on from early morning till late at night. They must be entertained every minute. Their own affairs do not hold enough interest. A woman once said to me: “I love other people’s affairs.” She lived on gossip. Her conversation consisted of, “I was told,” “I was given to understand,” or “I heard.” It is needless to say she is now paying her Karmic debt. A great unhappiness has overtaken her and everyone knows about her affairs. It is dangerous to neglect your own affairs and to take an idle curiosity in what others are doing. We should all be busily engaged in perfecting ourselves, but take a kindly interest in others.

A person who is low-spirited or inharmonious will contract a cold; a happy, fearless person will be immune to germs. For example, a woman goes out in cold weather in evening clothes - lightly clad - but is quite comfortable, for she feels she is looking well and is filled with anticipation for a happy evening. If the same woman is dressed in an unbecoming gown or in a bad humor, she will come back complaining of a cold and discomfort and have a cough the next day. A harmonious person is never vibrating at the same rate as a germ.

happiness must be earned! It is earned through perfect control of the emotional nature. There can be no happiness where there is fear, apprehension or dread. With perfect faith in God comes a feeling of security and happiness. When man knows that there is an invincible power that protects him and all that he loves, and brings to him every righteous desire of the heart, he relaxes all nervous tension and is happy and satisfied. He is undisturbed by adverse appearances, knowing that Infinite Intelligence is protecting his interests and utilizing every situation to bring his good to pass.