Show WHY GROW OLD Dont Don't Be Spendthrift With Energy S By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN The idea that thrift is the basis of financial success has Jong been admitted as a a. fact I understand that John D. D Rockefeller Rockefeller Rockefeller Rocke Rocke- feller often gave dimes to his friends in order to Impress this thought upon them Too many of ofus ofus ofus us forget the value of a penny I think that thrift In the expenditure expenditure ex ex- of energy is just as essential to happy living We Ve have just so much energy as we have just so 50 much money and it is apt to be the smal expenditures the nickles and dimes and the little heckling ir irritations irritations ir- ir and worries and duties the minutiae of living livinS' which bankrupt us financially and physically which make us weary and take the bloom from life The big responsibilities and the hard work are often revitalizing Learning to slough off the small nonessentials which we take far too seriously is an art artwell artwell artwell well worth learning Many housekeepers are slaves to their houses The They are such perfectionists perfectionists perfectionists that they have little time or inclination left for gaiety and laughter and in this way depress their families and lose the rich flavor of living them them- selves Most of us try to do too much One human b being ing can expend only so much energy and if he continues overspending with no notime notime notime time for recouping vital ital stores he will sooner or later go bankrupt bankrupt bankrupt bank bank- rupt physically When that happens happens happens hap hap- pens everything is lost It might be a good idea to look over the things you do day after day and make a thoughtful choice concerning the way you spend your energy Are you paying paying paying pay pay- ing it out in ways which give you the greatest happiness and satisfaction It is easier to get getan an objective viewpoint of your life and what you are trying to accomplish if you actually make a list This should include sub- sub lists of the smallest energy leaks and duties Then take a sharp pencil and begin slashing away avay Your lists should include not only duties and work but those small emotional deterrents to successful living By these I mean the little irritations and worries hurry tenseness false values alues of all sorts envy jealOuSY jealousy jealousy jeal jeal- and a critical attitude You will be surprised how many debilitating situations can be remedied or improved by your own attitude and how many energy saving short cuts you will discover Try it sometime sometime sometime some some- I time |