12. Preach the Role of Thought
Great men are they who see that thought is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Business and life coach and psychic intuitive JacQuaeline told us this story last week about a mechanic in a school district complaining of having punched the clock and doing the same thing on his job over and over for the last 20 years.
“I’m burned out and need a change!” the mechanic declared.
“Possibly,” JacQuaeline replied. “But you might want to try learning to love what you are resisting, because if you don’t, you will likely run into it in your next job, too, in another guise.”
The mechanic responded, “I’m not sure that I believe that, but even if I did, how is that possible?”
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