Today I will be 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. The moon is full; the moon is black. The birds arrive; the birds depart. Flowers bloom; flowers fade. Seeds are sown; harvests are reaped. 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 master of my emotions.
It is one of nature's tricks, little understood, that each day I awaken with moods that have changed from yesterday. Yesterday's joy wilI become today's sadness; yet today's sadness will grow into tomorrow's joy. Inside me is a wheel, constantly turning from sadness to joy, from exultation to depression, from happiness to melancholy. Like the flowers, today's full bloom of joy will fade and wither into despondency, yet I will remember that as today's dead flower carries the seed of tomorrow's bloom so, too, does today's sadness carry the seed of tomorrow's joy.
Today I will be master of my emotions.
And how will I master these emotions so that each day will be productive? For 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, yea I transport it with me. If I bring rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism to my customers then they will react with rain and gloom and darkness and pessimism and they will purchase naught. If I bring joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter to my customers they will react with joy and enthusiasm and brightness and laughter and my weather will produce a harvest of sales and a granary of gold for me.
Today I will be master of my emotions.
And how will I master my emotions so that every day is a happy day, and a productive one? 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 forces of sadness, self-pity and failure-
If I feel depressed I will sing.
If I feel sad I will laugh.
If I feel ill I will double my labor.
If I feel fear I will plunge ahead.
If I feel inferior I will wear new garments.
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 master of my emotions.
Henceforth, I will know that only those with inferior ability can always be at their best, and I am not inferior. There will be days When I must IN THE WORLD constantly struggle against forces which would tear me down. Those such as despair and sadness are simple to recognize but there are others which approach with a smile and the hand of friendship and they can also destroy me. Against them, too, I must never relinquish control-
If I become overconfident I will recall my failures.
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 feel all-powerful I will try to stop the wind.
If I attain great wealth I will remember one unfed mouth.
If l become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.
If I feel my skill is unmatched I will look at the stars.
Today I will be master of my emotions.
And with this new knowledge I will also understand and recognize the moods of him on whom I call. I will make allowances for his anger and irritation of today for he knows not the secret of controlling his mind. I can withstand his arrows and insults for now I know that tomorrow he will change and be a joy to approach.
No longer will I judge a man on one meeting; no longer will I fail to call again tomorrow on he who meets me with hate today. This day he will not buy gold chariots for a penny, yet tomorrow he would exchange his home for a tree. My knowledge of this secret will be my key to great wealth.
Today l will be master of my emotions.
Henceforth I will recognize and identify the mystery of moods in all mankind, and in me. From this moment I am prepared to control whatever personality awakes in me each day. 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 salesman in the world!
I will become master of myself.
I will become great.
相关单词：recede
recede解释：vi.退(去)，渐渐远去；向后倾斜，缩进
recede例句：
The colleges would recede in
He saw that the dirty water had begun to recede.他发现那污浊的水开始往下退了。
相关单词：wanes
wanes解释：v.衰落( wane的第三人称单数 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡
wanes例句：
The moon waxes till it becomes full, and then wanes. 月亮渐盈，直到正圆，然后消亏。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
The moon waxes and wanes every month. 月亮每个月都有圆缺。 来自《简明英汉词典》
相关单词：awaken
awaken解释：vi.醒，觉醒；vt.唤醒，使觉醒，唤起，激起
awaken例句：
Old people awaken early in the morning.老年人早晨醒得早。
Please awaken me at six.请于六点叫醒我。
相关单词：exultation
exultation解释：n.狂喜，得意
exultation例句：
It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
相关单词：melancholy
melancholy解释：n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的
melancholy例句：
All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。
相关单词：wither
wither解释：vt.使凋谢，使衰退，(用眼神气势等)使畏缩；vi.枯萎，衰退，消亡
wither例句：
She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天，树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。
相关单词：pessimism
pessimism解释：n.悲观者，悲观主义者，厌世者
pessimism例句：
He displayed his usual pessimism.他流露出惯有的悲观。
There is the note of pessimism in his writings.他的著作带有悲观色彩。
相关单词：naught
naught解释：n.无，零 [=nought]
naught例句：
He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。
相关单词：depressed
depressed解释：adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的
depressed例句：
When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
相关单词：labor
labor解释：n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
labor例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
相关单词：plunge
plunge解释：v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲
plunge例句：
Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。
相关单词：incompetent
incompetent解释：adj.无能力的，不能胜任的
incompetent例句：
He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
相关单词：insignificant
insignificant解释：adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的
insignificant例句：
In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
相关单词：relinquish
relinquish解释：v.放弃，撤回，让与，放手
relinquish例句：
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权。
They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立。
相关单词：attain
attain解释：vt.达到，获得，完成
attain例句：
I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。
相关单词：irritation
irritation解释：n.激怒，恼怒，生气
irritation例句：
He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
