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Nuggets of the New Thought

William Walker Atkinson

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1. ch. 1, para. 1. The Project Gutenberg eBook, Nuggets of the New Thought, by William Walker Atkinson,
2. "NUGGETS OF THE NEW THOUGHT", para. 1. NUGGETS OF THE NEW THOUGHT Several Things That Have Helped People BY WILLIAM WALKER A
3. "PREFACE.", para. 1. PREFACE.
4. "PREFACE.", para. 2. I do not like writing a preface—it seems too much like an apology. I have no special
5. "PREFACE.", para. 2. ey will not like these nuggets. Alas, I cannot help it—I cannot produce the beautiful
6. "CONTENTS.", para. 1. CONTENTS.
7. "THE KEYNOTE.", para. 1. THE KEYNOTE. "I Can and I Will"—The recognition—Equal to any task—A feeling of calm c
8. "THE KEYNOTE.", para. 5. In times of great peril—grave perplexities—life and death struggles, a feeling of cal
9. "THE KEYNOTE.", para. 7. And so we went on and on, knowing that if we advanced three steps and slipped back tw
10. "THE KEYNOTE.", para. 9. Let us wake up and recognize this Something Within—let us begin to understand this "I
11. "THE KEYNOTE.", para. 11. The world is looking for these "I Can and I Will" people—it has places ready for them
12. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 1. THE SECRET OF THE "I AM." The Ego—The physical plane—The mental plane—The new plane o
13. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 4. Others picture their "I" as Intellect or Mind, having control of the body and its org
14. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 5. A third class have so far progressed along the Path of Life that they have crossed th
15. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 5. HOLE. "I" knows that it cannot be destroyed or injured—that it exists in accordance w
16. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 8. "I" knows that it has traveled a long road leading to its present position, and that
17. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 10. Know yourself O Man! Know that you have within you the Divine Spark, to which both bo
18. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 14. You will feel that your body is but as a garment which whilst covering you temporaril
19. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 16. What has been said is but a faint hint of a mighty Truth, which nestles in the bosom
20. "THE SECRET OF THE "I AM."", para. 19. If you prefer to try to solve the Problem of Life—the Riddle of the Universe—by scien
21. ""LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN."", para. 1. "LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN." The young people's song—Good "New Thought" doctrine—Plent
22. ""LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN."", para. 8. "Let a little Sunshine in." There is plenty of sunshine in life, if you only look for
23. ""LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN."", para. 14. "Let a little Sunshine in." Many of you have been making dark dungeons of your minds.
24. ""LET A LITTLE SUNSHINE IN."", para. 18. "Let a little Sunshine in." Yes, yes! I hear you say that you cannot dispel the gloom
25. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 1. THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL. The soul, as well as the body and mind, requires nourishment—
26. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 4. But we must not lose sight of the fact that just as the hunger of the body implies th
27. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 5. And on the mental plane the same thing is true. The hunger for knowledge, when it onc
28. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 6. And this hunger for spiritual knowledge and growth, from whence comes it? When we und
29. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 7. And so it is with the birth into consciousness of these unfolding spiritual faculties
30. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 8. Man on the physical plane has a comparatively easy time of it. He lives as does the a
31. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 9. But, somehow, he is not at ease. He feels the pressure of the growing Something Withi
32. "THE HUNGER OF THE SOUL.", para. 10. Life is motion. We are moving onward and upward throughout the ages. Man has passed o
33. "LOOK ALOFT!", para. 1. LOOK ALOFT! The old sailor's advice—The warning cry—Peace and content—Mental balance
34. "LOOK ALOFT!", para. 4. He never forgot the old sailor's advice given in the hour of need, and when he would
35. "LOOK ALOFT!", para. 8. Some clear night, when the moon is not shining, go out into the darkness, and gaze up
36. "TO-MORROW.", para. 1. TO-MORROW. The work and cares of to-day easy if we do not worry about those of To-mor
37. "TO-MORROW.", para. 5. Yesterday, with all its troubles—to-day, with its pressing tasks—affright us not, but
38. "TO-MORROW.", para. 7. Did you ever shiver with dread at the thought of what would happen if the sun should
39. "TO-MORROW.", para. 9. Of all living beings, man alone fears to-morrow. Children, lovers and philosophers es
40. "TO-MORROW.", para. 11. And furthermore, I believe that to-morrow is what we make it by our thoughts to-day.
41. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 1. IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL. Stores of information; rich mines of knowledge; uncut gems
42. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 5. As we bring these faculties out of the realm of the super-conscious into the field of
43. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 6. Our real knowledge of the existence of GOD is not obtained from the intellect. We can
44. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 7. Another glimpse into the recesses of the soul reveals to us the Oneness of things. We
45. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 9. And one of the greatest lessons that we may acquire in this way is the recognition of
46. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 9. octrines. If he considers that he himself is his soul, and that he is as much an immo
47. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 10. Now, don't run away and say that I held that the church-goers have no conception of t
48. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 10. urches—I like them all, and think that each one is doing the best possible work for t
49. "IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SOUL.", para. 12. This knowledge which comes from within is like the rock against which beat the storms
50. ""FORGET IT."", para. 1. "FORGET IT." Why worry about the past?—Hugging old sorrows to your bosom—What to do w
51. ""FORGET IT."", para. 5. If one is to worry about all the things that went wrong—all the things that didn't co
52. ""FORGET IT."", para. 7. Every bit of pain that has happened you has brought its experience to you—you are bet
53. ""FORGET IT."", para. 9. Now if you have some pet thing that is gnawing out your vitals—is corroding your hear
54. ""THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD."", para. 1. "THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD." Life a great school—Man a child learning his lesson—Prepar
55. ""THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD."", para. 5. I believe that as some children, even whilst fascinated by the game-task of the kinde
56. ""THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD."", para. 7. And we will learn our little lesson of Love—of Comradeship. We will learn by experien
57. ""THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD."", para. 9. When one begins to realize what he is—begins to be conscious of the I AM—begins to kn
58. ""THE KINDERGARTEN OF GOD."", para. 10. He feels that the rules of the School are wise and good, and that, though he cannot s
59. "THE HUMAN WET BLANKET.", para. 1. THE HUMAN WET BLANKET. Sees no good in anything—Expects the bad and gets it—Attracts
60. "THE HUMAN WET BLANKET.", para. 5. Then he sees nothing but disaster ahead in any plan, and, sure, enough, if he gets ne
61. "THE HUMAN WET BLANKET.", para. 8. Of course, it's nobody's business if he likes this sort of thing, but it is not pleas
62. "THE HUMAN WET BLANKET.", para. 9. From the bottom of my heart, I pity this man and his kind. He gets none of the sweet
63. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 1. AIM STRAIGHT. Fear attracts, as well as Desire—Learn to aim straight and aim at the r
64. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 5. Let us take a few facts from the physical plane in order to illustrate things as they
65. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 7. The first man was a printer, who after hours spent much time in bowling, and who was
66. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 8. Another friend told me that, a few days before, he had been riding on the front bench
67. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 10. But the best example was given by a boy who had kept his eyes open and his thinker wo
68. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 11. "Oh, pshaw!" said the Boy, "you're making a big fuss over nothing. Every feller knows
69. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 11. s drawing slanted away off in her direction, although I had kept my eyes glued on the
70. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 13. I wish you would pay attention to what the Boy said. It is not the first time that we
71. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 14. Of course, it may be true, that the principal joy is in the getting of things rather
72. "AIM STRAIGHT.", para. 15. You will notice that the bowler, the bicyclists and the others, got what they didn't
73. "AT HOME.", para. 1. AT HOME. Don't be afraid—You are at home—Not here by chance—You belong here—YOU are t
74. "AT HOME.", para. 6. I hear some of you talking about Death. You seem to think that you will be another or
75. "AT HOME.", para. 8. And you talk about time and eternity. Why, you're in eternity right now. You are righ
76. "AT HOME.", para. 12. You are at home here. Just as much at home as is the fish in the sea—the bird in the
77. "THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL.", para. 1. THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL. Lorado Taft's group—Description—Each stands alone—Each is i
78. "THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL.", para. 6. Each face shows sorrow, pain, and longing—that longing for that complete union of sou
79. "THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL.", para. 8. Each figure stands alone, and yet in touch with all the rest. Each is apparently sepa
80. "THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL.", para. 10. I wonder if the sculptor saw it all, or whether he chiseled better than he knew. Some
81. "THE SOLITUDE OF THE SOUL.", para. 12. I know not, I say, whether Lorado Taft knew what he chiseled. I know not whether he i
82. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 1. JERRY AND THE BEAR. The Law's plan of developing an individual—Folly of clinging to o
83. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 5. Many of us, looking back over our past lives, smile as we recognize how we were force
84. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 8. Once upon a time a man, away up in one of the Northwestern States, owned a dog named
85. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 9. Jerry strayed away from the farm one evening, being chased a part of the distance by
86. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 10. The bear feeling infuriated by his unceremonious drop, reached out for Jerry and gave
87. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 11. In the morning the boys came to the pit, shot the bear and lifted Jerry out and carri
88. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 12. About ten days after the dog got well, the farmer took a trip to town, and Jerry acco
89. "JERRY AND THE BEAR.", para. 13. Now, some of my critics will call the attention of their readers to the fact that I a
90. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 1. THE UNSEEN HAND. The consciousness of the hand—When it first was felt—Always there—No
91. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 5. I found that it had always been with me more or less, but that I had not before recog
92. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 8. I have learned to love this hand. And the owner of the hand seems to feel and return
93. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 10. Again, it takes on the father-form, and I place my little hand within it, and feeling
94. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 12. And, still again, the hand seems that of a brother—a twin brother. Neither the protec
95. "THE UNSEEN HAND.", para. 14. Shall I ever know the owner of this hand? Shall I ever see its face? Shall I ever und
96. "HOW SUCCESS COMES.", para. 1. HOW SUCCESS COMES. Seeking success through mental powers—Holding the thought alone no
97. "HOW SUCCESS COMES.", para. 4. I think that the majority of those who have met with a greater share of Success by me
98. "HOW SUCCESS COMES.", para. 5. The man who understands the workings of the Law, acts upon the tender impulses impart
99. "HOW SUCCESS COMES.", para. 6. Yes, yes, the Law expects every man to do well the work that lies to his hand—and to
100. "THE MAN WITH THE SOUTHERN EXPOSURE.", para. 1. THE MAN WITH THE SOUTHERN EXPOSURE. Southern exposure as good a thing in a man as in