The Optimist Creed


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The first-ever collection of writings by Christian D. Larson, author of the famous “Optimist Creed” and one of the twentieth-century’s pioneers of motivational thought. Contemporary research has shown that optimistic people experience longer and healthier lives, better relationships, and higher incomes. Generations before such findings, however, inspirational writer Christian D. Larson showed an amazing grasp of the life-changing power of gratitude and optimism. Today, Larson is known worldwide for his powerful meditation, “The Optimist Creed,” and other classics of spiritual living. But no single volume has collected his greatest writings. Here, at last, is a long-overdue anthology that makes Larson’s foundational writings available to the countless readers who already know his name and work. Like no one else of his day, Larson understood the metaphysical and psychological dimensions of grateful living – or, as he famously put it, “an attitude of gratitude.” Affirmative thought, Larson reasoned, sets in motion unseen forces, both spiritual and psychical, and aids in manifesting our desires. The Optimist Creed features complete editions of Larson’s most deeply affecting works, each redesigned and reset. It contains: The Pathway of Roses; Your Forces and How to Use Them (the work that features his original “Optimist Creed”); Mastery of Self; The Ideal Made Real; and Just Be Glad.




The Pathway of Roses by Christian D. Larson


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"The Pathway of Roses" is a book written by Christian D. Larson, a popular self-help author and personal development guru who was active during the early 20th century. The book is a collection of essays and lectures that Larson gave on various topics related to personal growth and spiritual development. In the book, Larson explores the power of positive thinking and the role that it can play in helping individuals to overcome challenges and achieve their goals. He also discusses the importance of developing a strong connection with a higher power and the ways in which this can lead to greater happiness, fulfillment, and success in life. "The Pathway of Roses" was first published in 1922 and has since become a popular resource for those seeking guidance and inspiration on their journey towards personal growth and spiritual development.




The Pathway of Roses


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The Pathway of Roses


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To live always in the Secret Places of the Most High. To think only those thoughts that are inspired from above, To do all things in the conviction that God is with us, To give the best to all the world with no thought of reward. To leave all recompense to Him who doeth all things well. To love everybody as God loves us, and be Kind as He is Kind, To ask God for everything and in faith expect everything, To live in perpetual gratitude to Him who gives everything. To love God so much that we can inwardly feel that My Father and I are one. This is the prayer without ceasing, the true worship of the soul.




Just be Glad


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The Pathway Of Roses (Annotated Edition)


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This is a book of delightful idealism, sane, awakening, life-giving. There are in it twenty-eight chapters, each concluded with a page of lovable, inspiring precept or philosophy. In the midst of it all are but three poems, the rest is solid matter, refreshing to mind and soul. To some this may sound like "little drops of water," but this book will instill a soul-quality into the nature of whoever reads it in devotion to God. It is full of beautiful Christian spirit that takes the "staleness" out of life-and guile and complaint, and gives vim and wholesomeness. If you are morbid or discontented or fearful or off the Path, read this book. This is the annotated edition including an essay about the author and the New Thought Movement in Cincinnati, which he founded




Living the Science of Mind


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This is Holmes' own "commentary" on his masterpiece, The Science of Mind. As such, it may be his most important book besides the textbook. These short pieces abound in counsel and guidance in metaphysics, spirituality, and healing. Here too is the history of New Thought and Religious Science; insights into the mystics; pointers on treatment; and analysis of our fears and insecurities. Founder of the worldwide Religious Science movement, formulator of the Science of Mind philosophy, and author of metaphysical bestsellers, Dr. Holmes continually sought to simplify his teaching and get people to "use" it. In these pages he speaks directly to you in a one-on-one tutorial.




Leave It to God


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By placing everything under the Infinite Wisdom, all our needs will be met perfectly. It is a method that will encourage and teach our thoughts to keep the eye single upon the most High; and such thinking will, eventually, lead us into oneness with God, the deepest desire and the highest aspiration of the soul. It is a method through which anything can be realized -- from the simplest to the greatest conceivable -- and this we all can understand for we are using something that moves towards Infinity. And so, whatever we may meet, seek, or purpose in life, it is the utmost of wisdom to think and say, We will leave it to God. -- from the Author




Leave the World Behind


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Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction One of Barack Obama's Summer Reads A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago Public Library * The New York Public Library * BookPage * The Globe and Mail * EW.com * The LA Times * USA Today * InStyle * The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston Globe A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis. Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe. Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?