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Having assumed the wished-for state, live and act on it: walk as though one already were what one wants to be, keep faith with the subjective reality whatever reason and the senses say, and do not retract the blessing once given; sustain the assumption until it expels its rivals and becomes the habitual centre of one's energy (William James's phrase), which is true transformation. The title of the fifth of the 1948 Five Lessons.
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remain faithful to your assumption, living and acting on your conviction
walk as though I were that which I now want to be
To walk as though you were what you want to be
I assume that I am what I want to be and walk in the assumption that it is done
you remain faithful to this subjective reality
by remaining faithful to your new concept of Self
you must remain faithful to the ideal
From this moment on you walk as though you were that which you formerly wanted to be
if he remains faithful to that idea he will see it manifested
sustain this assumption until it takes a central place and forms the habitual center of my energy
whenever our assumption grows so stable as to definitely expel its rivals, then that central habitual concept defines our character and is a true transformation
A fixed attitude of mind, a feeling that it is done will make it so
If we walk as though we were already the ideal we serve, we will rise to the level of our assumption
Abdullah taught me the importance of remaining faithful to an idea and not compromising
as I walk in this fixed attitude my assumption will harden into fact
We must live boldly!
We must go through life as though we possessed what we want to possess