Power Thoughts: 12 Strategies to Win the Battle of the Mind (34 page)

2
. Robert Roy Britt, LiveScience Web site, “Study: Optimists Live Longer” (November 1, 2004),
http://www.livescience.com/health/041101 optimist heart.html
.

3
. BBC World News Web site, “Positive Thinking ‘extends life’” (July 29, 2002),
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2158336.stm
.

4
. Mayo Clinic Web site; “Positive Thinking: Reduce Stress, Enjoy Life More”;
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/positive-thinking/SR00009
.

5
. Lauren Neergaard, “Study Verifies Power of Positive Thinking” (Associated Press, November 28, 2005).

6
. Chris Tucker, “The Way We’re Wired” (
American Way,
March 15, 2008), 26.

7
. Steve May,
The Story File
(Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000), 127.

8
. Mayo Clinic Web site; “Positive Thinking: Reduce Stress, Enjoy Life More”;
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/positive-thinking/SR00009
.

Chapter 3: More Power to You

1
. Steve May,
The Story File
(Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000), 2–3.

2
. Robert R. Jackson, “Portia Spider: Mistress of Deception” (
National Geographic,
November 1996), 114.

Power Thought 2:
God loves me unconditionally!

1
. William Bausch,
A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers
(Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, April 1998), 472.

Power Thought 3:
I will not live in fear
.

1
. Steve May,
The Story File
(Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000), 127.

2
. Caroline Leaf,
Who Switched off My Brain?
(Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc.)

3
. “Michigan: Fatal Overreaction” (
Time
magazine, August 14, 1989),
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,958326,00.html
.

Power Thought 4:
I am difficult to offend
.

1
. John Bevere,
The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense
(Lake Mary, Florida: Charisma House, 2004), 2.

Power Thought 7:
I am content and emotionally stable
.

1
. Deborah Norville, “The New Science of Thank You” (Reader’s Digest Web site, October 2007),
http://rd.com/content/the-new-science-of-being-thankful
.

Power Thought 10:
I live in the present and enjoy each moment
.

1
. Steve May,
The Story File
(Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2000), 150–151.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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OYCE
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I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO IN LIFE THROUGH CHRIST.

GOD LOVES ME UNCONDITIONALLY!

I WILL NOT LIVE IN FEAR.

I AM DIFFICULT TO OFFEND.

I LOVE PEOPLE AND I ENJOY HELPING THEM.

I TRUST GOD COMPLETELY; THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY!

I AM CONTENT AND EMOTIONALLY STABLE.

GOD MEETS ALL MY NEEDS ABUNDANTLY.

I PURSUE PEACE WITH GOD, MYSELF, AND OTHERS.

I LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND ENJOY EACH MOMENT.

I AM DISCIPLINED AND SELF-CONTROLLED.

I PUT GOD FIRST IN MY LIFE.

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