Regardless of what messages we may be hearing out in world, we can hone our magic wands, our thoughts, so they bring us a good and joyful life. Our thoughts are actual things and they have a very tangible effect on what we get. We have choice to think fear thoughts or fortune thoughts.

The Golden Key To Happiness

What do we do when we are having thoughts about things we do not want to attract to us? Say we are concerned about our finances and fearing our lack of money. Fearing something invites it.

Okay, so what do we do instead? We think about what we want instead of what we are fearing.

Perhaps we do not know what we want? Surprisingly, this is a problem with many people. You say to them, "Here is a magic wand. You can have anything you wish." They do not know what to wish for.

Until you know what you desire, here’s a simple alternative method when you find yourself thinking of things you do not want. Emmet Fox describes Golden Key: "Stop thinking about difficulty, whatever it is, and think about God instead." Fox says that this Golden Key will get you out of any difficulty.

For those who do not believe in God, think of wisdom, truth, love, joy — something powerful and good.

Sometimes thought of things negative are so persistent you do not seem to be able to use Golden Key.

Sarah was very upset at a person, too upset to turn to any lofty thoughts at all. As she filled a glass with water at sink, her eyes rested on a spice bottle. She began to appreciate red letters that spelled out “Cayenne Pepper.” By turning to red of letters, she was able to lose thoughts that had been upsetting her.

If you are overwhelmed with negative thoughts, find anything positive in your environment, no matter how seemingly trivial, and use it as your Golden Key.

The Simple Truth

Distill, purify, and refine your thoughts and you can have that of which you have only dreamed before.

“Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream.”

NOTE: May 31, 2002, is first annual WYTUG Day.

The male ad executives at company were not impressed with Ruth's doll. Neither were mostly male buyers who saw her debut at American Toy Show in 1959. But as Ruth had guessed, little girls loved her - and 350,000 Barbies were sold that very first year, which was a record. Mattel introduced more dolls to Barbie line over next several years, some of which were named after other Handler family members, such as Ken -- Ruth's son -- and Stacie, Todd and Cheryl, who were named after Handlers' grandchildren.

All was going well until 1970, Ruth was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a difficult time, bad decisions were made and Handlers' eventually left successful company they had founded. But Ruth not only survived her bout with cancer; her experience inspired her next business venture.

Ruth told Los Angeles Times about her fruitless search for natural-looking prosthetic breast. What was available at time was less than adequate. "I looked at shapeless glob that lay in bottom of my brassiere and thought, 'My god, people in this business are men who don't have to wear these,' " she told Times. Once again, Ruth discovered a niche to fill.

Ruth found a designer who created a new prosthetic to her specifications. Made of liquid silicone and polyurethane, it looked and felt natural. Her stroke of genius was her realization that like shoes, it needed to be made up in "lefts" and "rights." Then Ruth assembled a sales team made up of other breast cancer survivors, who demonstrated her new product to department store buyers and helped train their sales staffs on how to fit their customers. In 1991, Ruth sold her company to a division of Kimberly-Clark and retired.

"Women--and men too--can do almost anything they set their mind to," said Ruth. "You have to believe in what you want to do and have courage of your convictions."

Good advice for us all. Rest in peace, Ruth.