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The more you think about your poor health, the worse it will become. The more you think of yourself as healthy and well, the better will your body be. The
more you think about lack, debt and turmoil, the worse will your situation will become. The more you think of prosperity, abundance, and success, the more
of these things will you attract into your life.

The more you think about your complaints, grievances or injustices, the more such turmoil will you receive, and the more you think of the good fortune you
have had, the more good fortune will come to you.

The Eagle and the Chicken

I will conclude this chapter with an old parable, so relevant to perception and thought.

It seems there was a female eagle that fell from her nest at a very young age. She wandered into a chicken yard where an older hen adopted and raised her. The
chickens taught the eagle the way of chickens. She learned to dig holes and wiggle down into them on hot days so as to stay cool. She learned to scratch with
her talons and soon became treasured for her ability to scratch deep into the earth. She learned many things from the chickens and despite her size became
loved by all. She was secure in her chicken house surrounded by her friends and adopted mother. Still, she sometimes felt out of place, uneasy in ways she
could not explain, unfilled and un-natural. Her friends would reassure her. They would let her know things like other chickens didn't always lay an abundance
of eggs and why hens made so much noise when they did lay an egg. She would confide in her closest friends and most would reassure her that this was life
and she would adjust in time. She needed only to try harder; after all, her maternal mother had failed her. This was comforting, for it wasn't her fault—her
maternal mother was to blame. So, her potential, the possibilities in life, went altogether unknown until one day when a male eagle flying overhead spotted her
in the chicken yard.

She is such a grand Eagle, he thought, so he began to descend to speak with her, but one of the chickens caught a glimpse of his shadow and called to all. The
female eagle, who all called Nina, together with the chickens quickly scurried to the chicken house where they hid the rest of the afternoon. The male eagle
was confused, but determined.

Days passed before he gained his opportunity. Darting out of the sky with the sun in his face he cut off Nina's retreat almost before any in the yard were aware
he was approaching. All of the chickens hid in the chicken house—not one dared to venture out to even see what might be happening to Nina.

Nina crouched down in fear, almost paralyzed by her expectation. "Why are you here," the male eagle asked. Unable to answer Nina could only tremble and
look down. "What are you doing here?" he went on. "I have never seen an eagle nesting with chickens. Have you lost your mind girl?"

Nina looked up. She suddenly had an idea—for she was a smart chicken. "Did you call me an eagle?" she meekly enquired. "Of course, you are one. Have you
not looked at yourself? Have you not felt the urge to stretch your wings and soar? Have you not felt out of place with these chickens? Do you think those talons
were made to dig in the earth? I have watched you for days now; you do everything the chickens do. Why?" Page132