This book “Peace of mind” is published in 2003. It contains eight chapters. Every chapter has valuable information that will help you lead your way with confidence and patience.
About the Author: Orison Swett Marden (1848–1924) was an American inspirational author who wrote about achieving success in life and founded SUCCESS magazine in 1897. His writings discuss common-sense principles and virtues that make for a well-rounded, successful life. Many of his ideas are based on the New Thought philosophy.
Lessons of the book “Peace of mind”
1-Learn from the Mistake and Make Fewer
In this chapter the author wants to make you understand that no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. Some of them run away from the up and down coming into their way in order to follow your dream and some of them face every impediment courageously. They learn from them and always looking good things in them.
If you have filled your mind with an error then the error would tend you to become assertive. You will perform error, You will think incorrectly, the negative side of the fact and make wrong decisions.
On contrary, your mind is full of the truth you will be conditioned by rightness. You will make fewer mistakes.
2-Not too Much Not too Little
It is practically true when a person has decided to do anything then doesn’t matter what his condition and obstacles are. He always finds a way to solve the problem that arises. It’s all happens because of your attitude.
Wealth comes to the man who can see a potential for wealth always begins with a mind-concept of wealth potential. Putting forms aside, you can trace any fortune back to this one principle.
The writer has mentioned that your first duty to helping yourself after that help other people. Don’t limit what you give, limit what you are.
Further, the writer has explained the Golden Rule,“ You should do unto others as you would wish then to do unto you if your position were reversed.
3- Peace of Mind—Your Source of Power and Energy
The author says that Peace of mind doesn’t mean soothing: quite the contrary. It is the source of energy. It doesn’t mean that you should recluse from society for peace. And escape into a world but more effective participation in a real world.
Peace of mind has great value that increases intellectual power. Your mind works efficiently when it is cool, not hot. When your mind is in a heated state, your emotion controls your judgment, which may prove costly. Power comes from quietness.
“Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.”
When you get stick in a problem you should try to think. Take a deep breath, be relax then sit quietly sit in the chair and begin to think. Silence fertilizes the deep place when personality grows, your life with a peaceful center can weather all storms.
You must practice quietness in your physical body to have peace of mind. Your mental state and your muscle tension are closely related. Jot down any evidence of your muscle tension within yourself: your hand’s restless movement, drumming of the fingers and stroking cheeks, etc. Try to control the movements that help you to be calm.
4- Stop Being tired—Live Energetically
It is very common to get tired. When getting fatigued. You need energy and vitality to maintain. Your creator meant you go alive with continuous vigor, for the entire universe is charged with renewable energy.
Since energy maintains itself steadily in the world. You feel direct when you think you are tired. Your weariness is probably centered in your mind. So, you should stimulate your thought. Don’t think that you are fatigued or weary, repeat it again and again, and you can work effectively.
There is a technique for eliminating tiredness by following this you can learn to live with continuous energy. How you throw off responsibility and enjoy untroubled sleep. The study advised you to write down your tomorrow’s plan on a pad what you are going to do. It will help you.
After some time you feel that your sleeplessness disturbs you, remind yourself that God has helped you through every day you have lived before and will be too further. “So long the power has blessed me sure it still will lead me on.”
5- Kill Worry and Live Longer
The author says that the old sins have created a deep sense of guilt and hatches a flock of fears and tension that hunt you for fears until now they actually have you back in the hospital with heart attack symptoms.
When you have done wrong in past and you never forget that wrongdoing, you suffer in present because of it. The writer suggests that if you have done something wrong in your life that makes you puzzle then you should try to correct those wrongdoings. And if it is not possible to improve then help them to survive. You would really feel good and relax which makes you tension-free and make you energetic to live life enthusiastically.
6- Free of Fear Free to Live
Fear is the most powerful of negative motives. It is like prayer in reverse. It appeals the god in itself demanding endless painful sacrifices.
There are many types of fear
The Fear of Poverty
If you are poor and you don’t like to bring poor is a good step towards becoming rich but put aside your fear of poverty. The author says that much education in free is very useful for your life. Education in some fields is better than school education.
Fear of Criticism:
The author advised you not to have fear of criticism. It can stop you before getting started. Your mind has unlimited power to make a dream comes true. It is nothing but the influence of the mind. A negative influence often is only imagination.
A person, filled with fear of criticism, will not initiate his idea and he loses the great gift of imagination and self-reliance. Most of the criticism comes from your relatives that are hard to take, but you should have your mind on your goal, not upon obstacle, and keep going.
My Thought: No one likes criticism but most of us criticize others nicely. We condemn someone without having thought about how they would feel after hearing that. Now they will create what effect/ impact would be on them after hearing the criticism of them. Some of them stop their ways after criticism and some of them don’t begin because of it.
The Fear of Ill Health
There is one of the chronic excuses that is spread all over the world. Most people always give their health reason why they didn’t become successful and their problems and never try to find out the solution.
Fear of The Loss of Love
True love knows no fear. It cannot be demanded. It must be given.
Fear of loss of liberty
Cast out fear of liberty and go ahead.
Fear of Old Age
Cast out fear of old age and go ahead.
Fear of Death
Cast out fear of death and go ahead.
7- You Can Have Life if You want it
Life means to be fully alive and to have peace of mind. Everyone is designed to have the vigor of body, mind, and spirit throughout one year.
You should be eager about everything that you can hardly wait for morning to get started again. Life should be perpetually fascinating. You are designed to have enthusiasm, freshly renewed every day.
All the troubles and difficulties come in your life not only to cloud your mind and depress your spirit but actually to make you know your limit within you. You would be able to sharpen your mind and find the solution to your difficulties with a positive attitude. You would become confident and acquire knowledge day by day.
“ Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Wiston churchill
8- You Are Very Important-For a Little While
Don’t take yourself too demand seriously, unless your wish to be damned by others.
When you learn how to live your own life and your mind despite what others might think about you. You will feel that freedom will give you more satisfaction than all the glory the world might have showered upon you.
That is important what you think, what you like rather than others. Don’t make your decisions according to what others say. It’s human nature to criticize the first step most of them will never come to help you but after getting success they forget everything and be with you.
To boost your energy to think in the right way, ignore criticism and keep an eye on your goal.