The International Association For Positive Living, Inc.

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Dr. Dolores Seymour

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Power Thoughts Unlimited!

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Article # 1: "Don't Worry... Be Happy!"

by Dr. Dolores Seymour    

How does that song go? "Don't worry, be happy!" I'm reminded of a true story published in the Readers Digest several years ago about Nick Sitzman, a strong young man who worked on a train crew. Nick had it all: good health, a beautiful wife and children, friends. But Nick had one major fault - he worried about everything and always feared the worse. One day, Nick was accidentally locked in a refrigerator boxcar after the rest of the crew had left the site. He panicked. He banged and yelled until his fists were bloody and his voice was horse but no one heard him. "I'll freeze to death in here," he feared. And wanting to let his family know exactly what had happened to him, Nick found a knife and etched these words on the floor of the boxcar. "These may be my last words. It's so cold that my body is getting numb and I'll just go to sleep." The next morning the crew opened the doors of the boxcar and found Nick dead. The autopsy revealed that every physical sign of his body indicated that he had indeed frozen to death. Yet the refrigeration unit of the car was inoperative and turned off. The temperature inside the boxcar indicated 55 degrees. So - what happened here? Nick had killed himself by the power of his own fears. The message here is to choose not to worry today and every day, keeping in mind that emotions follow thoughts, always! Sure, there may be hurdles along the way, but don't just stand there and worry. Jump! Why waste precious time and energy worrying about things that very often haven't even happened yet. If it's a situation that requires thought and you really want to worry, then pick a time and a place to worry. For example, if surgery is schedudled for Saturday, make an appointment to worry on Friday between 9 - 10 Am. Simply sit there and worry to your heart's content. But - don't do anything else - no TV, radio, snacks, nothing. Just worry. You'll soon get bored and find that this is a complete waste of your precious time and energy. Try it and see for yourself.

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