Here's a page titled "Inspirational Works," perhaps better described as statements or "reports" made by students indicating how much "progress" they've made while at Bryce Canyon Academy. Whether or not that directive is the
official one is another story.
There's only one entry thus far, which seems to start off as a book report, but then gets more personal for the remainder of the piece:
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As a Man ThinkethAs a man thinketh, was written my James Allen he was born in Leicester, England on November 28, 1864. His father in 1879 had come to America to escape finances before he could send for James and his mother he was robbed and murdered. This is why I think that James Allen had really studied people as hard as he did and why he put so much thought into things. He grew up in poverty because of his father's death but when he finally made it over to the United States of America he had made his career in writing narrative stories.
The main things that I thought stood out about my thinking process was the fact that when I wanted to do something I would think if it was really possible to do it, and what I mean about possible is if I could really do it with out really trying. Since I have read this book in Milford I have done whatever I wanted as long as I really thought that I could do it and I really think that is why I am this far. Right now I really think that I am controlling my self because I thought I could. So I knew I could, when I think about this book I know that it means that if you say I do what ever I think it means realistically. So I could not go out and say that I am going to fly, I will know that if I go and I jump off a cliff I am not going to fly.
Right now I am controlling my thoughts by thinking every time I get a bad thought or a thought that would involve something that I would not be doing at my position in level I say in my mind, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." ( Matthew) chapter 5 verse 8, I don’t know why but I always think if I get mad or if I deceive someone or the morals of my level it just helps me think I will see god. Also when I when I don't know what to think of myself I think to my self "They themselves are the makers of themselves." For some reason I think that god is always watching me and my thoughts and I kind of thought that is how James Allen felt sometimes.
Right now I think that my thoughts are totally influencing ,e to do the right thing every time except on occasions like today on the 3/24-10 I got my I pod took in for taken it to school. Sometime I really don't think about it so I can't use my skills that I have learned so it just makes it a whole lot harder on me, so o solve this I have been trying to just make sure I think every thing through. When I was in Milford and I got into trouble with Jordan I thought to myself I will get through this and I will come back and I will be a huge figure for this program and I always had a tough time to go through the program as a level two and three and put all my morals into things. Now that I am almost level five I am using every thing I know to try and be a example to every new kid that comes in I want them to say when they get there level "I want to be like Colton" if I had a new kid say that I would probably cry because I have never had anybody say they wanted to be like me.
When I was giving my book I thought it would be one of those self help books that would be to hard to get into, if you know what I mean like books that are just a bunch of stuff that is telling you about passiveness and a bunch of other big words that just make you lethargic. This book actually helped me change my life and I don't think I will ever forget that it was given to me by a friend who was a drug addict and he read it to change his life, and he was not even in a program or rehab he was growing up and finding out what he wanted to be.
I will dedicate this report too my best friend who is now a successful wild life fire fighter
Peter Fairbrother
( BCA Student ) 03/26/10