An Affirmation - by Anna W. Mills - read by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones

“An Affirmation.” Written by Anna W. Mills and read by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones. This short piece comes from Thoughts by Many Authors: Affirmations for Health, Wealth and Happiness, A House Blessing, Also Sacred Circle Quotations (Sydney NSW: Yates & Mann [printer], n.d. [193-?]), compiled and edited by Grace M. Aguilar. All rights reserved.
The American metaphysicians James Porter Mills M.D. (1847-1926) and his wife Anna W. Mills, formerly of Chicago but later based in New York and London, are generally seen as “the pioneers of the New Thought Teaching in Australia.” From 1897 to 1898 Dr and Mrs Mills taught New Thought and carried out healing sessions in Australia. They briefly revisited Australia in 1900, lecturing in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, before departing for California.
Dr James Porter Mills, a medical doctor, was the celebrated author of many early New Thought and metaphysical books including Illumination: Spiritual Healing (1914), Inspiration: The Great Within (1914), A New Order of Meditation (1915), From Existence to Life: The Science of Self-consciousness (1916), and Mind's Silent Partner: The High Counselor Within (1922).
Anna W. Mills wrote the first edition of her classic book Practical Metaphysics for Healing and Self Culture (1896) while in Australia. She is also the author of The Law, Life and Love as well as the book How Thoughts Build the Body. For those who are interested, here is a link to an online copy of Anna's book Practical Metaphysics for Healing and Self Culture: archive.org/de....
Dr Ian Ellis-Jones (born 1955) is an Australian lawyer, academic and author. He has also worked as a minister and a teacher of mindfulness, meditation and New Thought. He regularly gives talks and lectures to community groups and other organisations on philosophy, practical psychology, religion and spirituality. A sometime president of a Unity centre in Sydney, Australia, Ian is a member of the International New Thought Alliance (INTA) and the Theosophical Society of Australia and was formerly president of both the Humanist Society of New South Wales and the Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS).

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Thank you

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[@charlesmombo5582]

Thank you for the reading and for introducing me to a new spiritual mentor.

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My pleasure as always, friend. When I first got interested in New Thought, Mr H. George Paul, who led New Thought Centres Australia for many decades, gave me a book by Anna W. Mills. Mr Paul's wife knew both Dr and Mrs Mills.

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Many thanks--and I'm SO glad you liked it. It's short but, I think, very powerful.

[@stacielivinthedream8510]

@@drianej That's exactly why is so powerful! It's something I can remember! Thank you so much!!! ♥️