Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn [Paperback]

Here in one volume are the four collected works of one of America's most beloved and best-selling inspirational authors.
In her classic best-sellerThe Game of Life,Florence Scovel Shinn reveals the timeless message that has helped thousands to solve their problems. You can create anything you want simply by aligning your thoughts and words with the perfect good that resides divinely within you. Combined with the powerful affirmation found inYour Word Is Your Wandand the stirring examples of real-life successes in the other two volumes,The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinnprovides a complete guide for learning how to turn defeat into victory, lack into prosperity, fear into faith, and resentment into love.The lateFlorence Scovel Shinnwas widely known for many years as an artist and illustrator, metaphysician and lecturer. She helped thousands of people through her great work of healing and assisting in solving their problems.Chapter 1

The Game

Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.

It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law, and the Old and the New Testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness. Jesus Christ taught that it was a great game ofGiving and Receiving.

Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. This means that whatever man sends out in word or deed, will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.

If he gives hate, he will receive hate; if he gives love, he will receive love; if he gives criticism, he will receive criticism; if he lies he will be lied to; if he cheats he will be cheated. We are taught also, that the imaging faculty plays a leading part in the game of life.

Keep thy heart (or imagination) with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. (Prov. 4:23.)

This means that what man images, sooner or later externalizes in his affairls4