
The Game of Life and How to Play It

Such is the power of the vision, and many a great man has owed his success to a wife, or sister, or a friend who “believed in him” and held without wavering to the perfect pattern!
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
“no man can fail, if some one person sees him successful.”
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
The friend or “healer” sees clearly the success, health, or prosperity, and never wavers, because he is not close to the situation. It is much easier to “demonstrate” for someone else than for one’s self, so a person should not hesitate to ask for help, if he feels himself wavering.
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
One gets too close to his own affairs and becomes doubtful and fearful.
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
The children of Israel were told that they could have all the land they could see.
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
In this instance the man could never have demonstrated alone. He needed someone to help him hold to the vision. This is what one man can do for another.
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
Getting into the spiritual swing of things is no easy matter for the average person. The adverse thoughts of doubt and fear surge from the subconscious. They are the “army of the aliens” which must be put to flight. This explains why it is so often, “darkest before the dawn.”
Florence Scovel-Shinn • The Game of Life and How to Play It
Man must prepare for the thing he has asked for, when there isn’t the slightest sign of it in sight.