Golden Keys To A Lifetime of Living E-Book

Venice J. Bloodworth

• Herausgeber: Andura Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

Experience the life-changing power of Venice J. Bloodworth with this unforgettable book.

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Leseprobe

Golden Keys To A Lifetime of Living

Venice J. Bloodworth

CONTENTS

PART ONE

1 – A Brief Biography

2 – Reflections

3 – From the Viewpoint of Religion

4 – A Recommendation for Balanced Living

5 – In the Area of Whimsy

6 – An Introduction

PART TWO – LETTERS ON SELF-REALIZATION

7 – Lesson One

8 – Lesson Two

9 – Lesson Three

10 – Lesson Four

11 – Lesson Five

12 – Lesson Six

13 – Lesson Seven

14 – Lesson Eight

15 – Lesson Nine

16 – Lesson Ten

17 – Lesson Eleven

PART ONE

1 – A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Although the book, KEY TO YOURSELF, was no doubt the greatest single accomplishment of her career, Dr. Venice J. Bloodworth was also known through her works, to many people within and around the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia, as teacher, counselor, and friend.

Venice Bloodworth received her doctorate in psychology from Northwestern University, Chicago. The content of her teaching, and the practice of her chosen profession reflect both the findings of modern psychologists, and the principles taught hundreds of years ago by Jesus of Nazareth. In describing her work she has said this: “The method is always the same, regardless of what is to be accomplished. First, the idea. Second, visualizing the idea. Third, manifesting the idea. First we make a decision; then, we use the marvelous function of the mind, the imagination, which I call the workshop of the mind, to visualize this change. Since it is a law that energy follows thought, then when the thoughts are flowing in a positive manner, we get positive results.”

She shared her formula for health, beauty, joy, harmony, and richer living through several avenues: writing, private consultations, public lectures, and class work. Dr. Bloodworth referred to her subject matter as Spiritual Psychology, and set for her purpose in teaching the goal of helping humanity, by explaining to people that they can THINK themselves into actually being well, happy, prosperous, and beautiful. In addition she provided helpful suggestions as to how her students might nurture this belief, and thus stay with it, until the desired changes appeared either in form or experience.

The personal affirmation she used to begin her day’s activities was this: “I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy.” Standing before her mirror, she repeated these words for about ten minutes each day. Evidence of the effectiveness of her belief came to her in many ways. For instance, she discarded her glasses after realizing that her eyes were “whole and perfect, and continually rebuild themselves.”

When Dr. Bloodworth was around thirty years of age, she decided that this was “such a nice age to be” that she resolved to retain her youthful appearance, by remaining as she was then. This she did most successfully. In fact, when she was beyond fifty she was continually taken to be a woman as young as the age she had named for herself.

Upon three different occasions this petite, lovely, and gracious lady was offered roles in motion pictures, which she did not accept. She preferred to help the sick and frustrated regain health and happiness, and those who had lost their way to become rehabilitated and useful citizens.

Her interests extended to many areas of helpfulness, including lectures to PTA groups on child psychology, and work with the Atlanta Council of Church Women at the Atlanta Prison Farm, and the Georgia Training School for Girls. KEY TO YOURSELF was written over a period of several years, along with the demands of her professional practice, which she carried on in her farm home near Kenesaw Mountain.

Although Dr. Venice Bloodworth was devoted to the service of humanity, she found time also for a normal, well-balanced personal life. As a homemaker and wife, she spent many happy years with her husband, James A. Bloodworth, a railroad official. Together they enjoyed the comfort of their farm home, along with the collection of animals they took with them back into their wooded mountain retreat. There was Mike, the dog, a mare named Honey, and a pair of cats called Ike and Mamie. The cat family grew, as cat families will, to include three kittens, Napoleon, the proud one, Rastus Densenberry who was by nature “sort of slow,” and Loving Sam, whose name was well suited to his personality.

In acknowledgment of help received, the Bloodworth home was richly showered by tokens of gratitude from patrons, from many points around the world. Their library too was representative of many interests, containing a wide variety of reading matter, from the purely inspirational to mystery novels; books to inform, to live by, and for entertainment and relaxation.

Since her notebooks reveal qualities of character, which we believe are best made known by what she wrote, we have chosen to let the work of Venice Bloodworth speak for her, rather than relate only facts about her. Therefore, this story of her life is continued along with the content of her own thinking, which we have come to know by what she has written. We feel this decision harmonizes perfectly with the basis of her belief— that the outer appearances are the result of inner awareness — or in the words of the wise, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

2 – REFLECTIONS

The tenor of Dr. Bloodworth’s life was a harmonious reflection of the philosophy she taught. Since service marked the path she walked, the following excerpt has been selected because of the relationship it has to this most unselfish phase of her character. These words, which she has written, call attention to both an attitude that she embraced, and an approach to life which she practiced.

Acquaintance with her teaching, is to know much about the teacher, for what she taught she became. In turn, what she became and practiced is reflected in the philosophy she accepted and shared. We have noted, as you will, from the few paragraphs that have been copied from a notebook found among Venice Bloodworth’s effects, that she certainly must have considered service to others mandatory to progress. Her words follow below.

“The Path of Purification is the probationary path on which certain qualifications must be developed. The Path of Illumination is the Path of Holiness, subdivided into four stages, each of which is entered by a special initiation, symbolized among Christians as the Birth, Baptism, Transfiguration, and Passion of Christ. The Path of Union is the attainment of Masterhood; of liberation, and final salvation.