Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast.

Today's podcast has been edited and adapted from the book Joy Philosophy by Elizabeth Town, published in 1903.

You and I are artists, but we are prone to look too long and often at our canvas,

the results of our efforts, and

too little at our ideals, which are the source of all effort and accomplishment.

Let us take special times every day for gazing upon our ideals.

The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night should be daily given to special

gazing upon what we desire.

Then several times a day we should pause in our efforts for a few moments study of the

ideal.

Choose for these sittings the same hour, the same place, and even the same chair facing

the same way.

Let the chair be an easy one, but with a straight back.

Keep your appointments with your ideal to the minute, as nearly as possible.

But if at any time you are unavoidably hindered, take the earliest moment possible.

And always remember that the matter of first importance is to stay relaxed.

To let a change upset you simply necessitates extra time and effort to get settled again.

Sit bolt upright, resting against the back of your chair and in an easy position.

Keep absolutely still, with eyes resting, not fixed, always on the same spot, straight

ahead and slightly above level.

Do not get into a rigid state, but see that you are still.

Aim not to move even once during the entire sitting, which should be about half an hour

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