I am harmonious, happy, radiant...

I am harmonious, happy, radiant:  detached from the tyranny of fear.
My happiness is built upon a rock.  it is mine now and for all eternity.

These are the words of Florence Scovel Shinn.   They are from her wonderful books, The Game of Life and How to Play it.   Florence born in Camden, New Jersey in 1871.  She was the wife of American painter Everett Shinn.  She spent many years working as an artist and illustrator of children's literature in New York before writing her New Thought Classic.  She published the book herself in 1925 and went on to write three more books.  She became widely regarded as an important American spiritual teacher and lecturer.  She died in New York in 1940.

A year ago I found this wonderful little book and have found it inspiring.   Maybe it is an awakening in faith or an acknowledgment of spirituality.   It does make you feel positive and give hope for living.

Is it amazing that a woman who lived and wrote in the early part of the last century can be so inspiring to woman of our 21st century.   I think it is fulfilling to reach back and finds words that give you strength and comfort in an age of instant communication.  This is the wonder of words and the power of them also.

I think this is comfort food for the soul.