The most powerful message I've ever heard

The Strangest Secret For all of us, there are turning points in our lives. One of mine was the first time I heard The Strangest Secret in 1964. It was then, and still is, the most powerful and thought- provoking message I've ever heard. In many ways it changed my life. Earl Nightingale's radio recording that he called The Strangest Secret electrified his listeners all over the country. The stations that carried his syndicated show were deluged with requests for copies of it. As a result, the audio version of Nightingale's message was recorded, and sold over 1 million copies. In fact, Earl Nightingale's recording of The Strangest Secret was the first non-music record to exceed the one million mark! Today's Daily Inspiration Today's Entertainment Today's Health & Healing Click here to Learn More So, you can imagine my excitement when my friend, Vic Conant, (President of Nightingale Conant) and I, decided to create a beautiful gift book to share Earl's life-changing message with the rest of the world. We also decided to include a CD of the original recording with the book. From The Strangest Secret  by Earl Nightingale   George Bernard Shaw said, "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them." Well, it's pretty apparent, isn't it? And every person who discovered this believed (for a while) that he was the first one to work it out. We become what we think about. Now, it stands to reason that a person who is thinking about a concrete and worthwhile goal is going to reach it, because that's what he's thinking about. And we become what we think about. Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn't know where he's going, and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety, fear and worryhis life becomes one of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about nothing...he becomes nothing. How does it work? Why do we become what we think about? Well, I'll tell you how it works, as far as we know. To do this, I want to tell you about a situation that parallels the human mind. Suppose a farmer has some land, and it's good, fertile land. The land gives the farmer a choice; he may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn't care. It's up to the farmer to make a decision. We're comparing the human mind with the land because the mind, like the land, doesn't care what you plant in it. It will return what you plant, but it doesn't care what you plant. Now, let's say that the farmer has two seeds in his handone is a seed of corn, the other is nightshade, a deadly poison. He digs two little holes in the earth and he plants both seedsone corn, the other nightshade. He covers up the holes, waters and takes care of the land...and what will happen? Invariably, the land will return what was planted. As it's written in the Bible, "As ye sow, so shall ye reap." Remember, the land doesn't care. It will return poison in just as wonderful abundance as it will corn. So up come the plantsone corn, one poison. The human mind is far more fertile, far more incredible and mysterious than the land, but it works the same way. It doesn't care what we plant...success...or failure. A concrete, worthwhile goal...or confusion, misunderstanding, fear, anxiety, and so on. But what we plant it must return to us. You see, the human mind is the last great, unexplored continent on earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant. Written in 1957, the audio recording of The Strangest Secret earned the first Gold Record for the spoken work, with sales exceeding one million copies. As you can see, Earl's message is even more relevant today. I invite you to learn more about how the insights of The Strangest Secret can change your life, as it changed mine. Today, we're pleased to offer The Strangest Secret for just $15. Our regular price is $19.95, a 25% savings. You'll also receive complimentary ground shipping per shipping address for all U.S. orders of $50 or more. For more information, to look inside this book or to watch the inspiring movie, click here. Make sure to share this email with your friends, family and co-workers. They'll thank you for it! All the Best, Mac Anderson         Prayer of the Day Belief-o-Matic Inspiring Quotes Beliefnet Blogs   Advertisement   Change your email address: http://www.beliefnet.com/user/nl_updemail.asp Mailing Address: Beliefnet, P.O. Box 3882, Norfolk, VA 23514-3882 Unsubscribe Online: Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter Privacy Statement: http://www.beliefnet.com/About-Us/Privacy-Policy.aspx Copyright 2011 Beliefnet, Inc. All rights reserved.