Beliefs to Lift the Heart & Mind

Beliefs to Lift the Heart & Mind

Author: The Living Hour November 23, 2025 Duration: 3:24

Listen to a sample episode of Our Sunday Talks, edited and adapted from from a popular essay that appeared many times in newspapers during the early 1900s. The author is unknown. Gain access to more episodes (ad-free) by becoming our patron for as little as $3 a month.

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Podcast Manuscript: I believe in the cheery whistle of the bobwhite. I believe in smiles, even though the heart is heavy; in lending a hand; in stopping in the shade of a tree on the road of life; to chat a while with some neighbors; in saying kind things before it is too late; in keeping my eyes on the stars though I walk in the mud.

I believe that nothing can hurt me save only as I allow it; that each failure brings me nearer the ultimate success; that should I ever reach the topmost rung of the ladder, I should make way for others, stooping to help them up beside me.



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