The Scroll Marked Six: Today I will be a master of my emotions

Today I will be a master of my emotions.
The tides advance; the tides recede. Winter goes and summer comes. Summer wanes and the cold increases. The sun rises; the sun sets. All nature is a circle of moods and I am a part of nature and so, like the tides, my moods will rise; my moods will fall.
Today I will be a master of my emotions.
Each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday. Yesterday's joy will become today's sadness; yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy. There is a wheel inside my body, constantly turning from sadness to joy, from exultation to depression, from happiness to sorriness. Like the flowers, today's full bloom will fade and wither. But I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom. Today's sadness carries the seed of tomorrow's joy.

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Today I will be a master of my emotions.
How will I master these emotions? Unless my mood is right, the day will be a failure. Trees and plants depend on the weather to flourish but I make my own weather. If I bring rain, gloom and pessimism to my friends, they will react with rain, gloom and pessimism. If I bring joy and enthusiasm and laughter to them, they will react with joy and enthusiasm and laughter.
Today I will be a master of my emotions.
And how will I master my emotions? I will learn this secret of the ages: Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts. Each day, when I awaken, I will follow this plan of battle before I am captured by the sadness, self-pity and failure ––––
If I feel depressed I will sing.
If I feel ill I will double my labor.
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice.
If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come.
If I feel incompetent I will remember past success.
If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals.
Today I will be a master of my emotions.
Despair and sadness are simple to recognize. But there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship. They can also destroy me. I must never relinquish control ––––
If I overindulge I will think of past hungers.
If I feel complacency I will remember my competition.
If I enjoy moments of greatness I will remember moments of shame.
If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth.
If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.
If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the starts.

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Today I will be a master of my emotions.
From this moment I am prepared to control myself. I will master my moods through positive action and when I master my moods I will control my destiny.
Today I control my destiny, and my destiny is to become the greatest man in the world!

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