Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.
-- Yoda

Nothing can be greater
Than the great Imitator
Falling prey to the Truth
That will set you free
John Scatman

Ego wants to rule the Universe
Spirit wants to be one with the Universe

All of your behavior results from the thoughts you think. If
you are not satisfied with your behavior or your performance, then
all you have to do is change your thoughts and you will change your
behavior. This is what many people refer to as visualization.

Here are four basic principles from Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of
You'll See It When You Believe It, that will help to put your
thoughts to work for you.

1) Your actions come from your images. If you constantly
picture something in your mind, you will naturally move toward that
thing. Whatever you see yourself doing, you will do. Your
circumstances do not determine what your life will be; they reveal
the kinds of images you have chosen up until now.

2) Tell yourself that everything you visualize is already
here. Think about the concept that there is really no such thing as
time. When you visualize something, then it already exists for you.
Your job is simply to bring it from the world of thought to the world
of form.

3) Be willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen.
Trying hard is not enough. Being determined is not enough. Giving it
your "best shot" is not enough. Everything that you can visualize is
already waiting for you to be connected to it. Your willingness to do
whatever it takes is what will make that connection.

4) Realize there is no such thing as failure. You only
produce results. The concept of failure is based on someone's opinion
of how you could have done. You cannot fail. It is not possible --
you always produce results. If they're not the results you desire,
then you need to go back and examine your thoughts to see why they
are leading you in the wrong direction.

Dr. Wayne Dyer, author of
You'll See It When You Believe It

Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into
the light.
--Helen Keller

In the morning, think to yourself, "I am called to serve the world
today. The plants have their work; the birds have theirs; so do the
ants, the spiders, and the bees. They have their part in helping the
world, and so do I." Seek your form of contribution, and you will
find it.
-- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

If you let your fear of consequence prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin."
~ Katharine Butler Hathaway

Being attached to the accumulation of material wealth might be a deterrent
to discovering the more spiritual aspects of yourself.

But material wealth can also be an outer reflection of the inner wealth and
abundance that you are experiencing inside of yourself. There is nothing
"wrong" with having material possessions.

Sometimes they can assist you to live a more comfortable life so that you
can more easily be of service to others. And many times sharing the
abundance of our material possessions can be beneficial to others. It's all
in how you handle it inside of yourself.

The majesty of God in itself goes beyond the capacity of human
understanding and cannot be comprehended by it... We must adore its
loftiness rather than investigate it, so that we do not remain
overwhelmed by so great a splendor.
--John Calvin