Quote of the Day: Raymond Holliwell on Life & Wisdom

Notice the word “see.” Not “hope,” not “assume,” not even “think”, see. Seeing is concrete; it pulls an idea out of the fog and into your hands. That’s the force behind Raymond Holliwell’s line: “You must see first before you can believe.”

Most of us are taught the opposite: believe first, and the evidence will follow. Holliwell flips the order to honor how humans actually change. Real belief often arrives after contact, after you witness a result, observe a pattern, or experience a shift in yourself. “Seeing” here isn’t limited to eyesight; it’s awareness. It’s the moment a lesson stops being advice and becomes reality.

Used well, this idea gives you agency. If you’re struggling to believe you can improve, stop arguing with your doubts and start collecting proof. Run small experiments. Track one week of focused work. Ask for feedback. Build a tiny “before and after” you can’t unsee. Belief grows fastest when it’s earned. This is also why great leadership is so persuasive: it demonstrates. It shows the standard, the process, and the outcome, then invites others to step into what’s been made visible.

Raymond Holliwell helped shape New Thought and personal growth through practical spiritual teachings that emphasized inner law, disciplined thinking, and lived results, not merely inspiring words.

January 12 carries the spark of bold demonstration: in 1967, Dr. James Bedford became the first person cryonically preserved, a radical bet that science could make the unseen future tangible. Today, borrow that spirit, pick one belief you want, and create one visible piece of evidence for it within 30 minutes. May what you see today widen what you believe is possible.