Show author of HOW TO WW FRIENDS ond and peoer do you know what habit dis disi your energy and gives you more headaches than any other well although I 1 may never have I 1 met you personally I 1 can tell I 1 you that Is I 1 can unless you aos ans one of the fortunate fortunate persons who has conquered that habit which is worry yet worrying is a stupid senseless activity most worriers use the same technique in handling trouble that a prizefighter prize fighter uses when training for a fight when jim corbett trained for his historic fight with the mighty john L sullivan the fight that made corbett a world champion corbett devoted an hour or more every eveny day to shadow boxing to striking at an imaginary opponent who there when jim corbett shadow boxed he perfected his timing and footwork strengthened his legs and built up his mind but when you shadow box with worries you are just tear ing yourself to pieces yet within a few blocks of where you are sitting now there are people who are doing da just i that ducking and sidestepping side sto ste stepping stopping ap pp in g to ward off ima lma imaginary g in blows that yet been struck and perhaps H never will be struck people pie who wao are am working themselves into a veritable lather not about what is hap pen pening i ng now but what they fear may happen shadow boxing they get so wrought up that their muscles are taut their jaws set their intestines churn their hearts pound are these shadow boxers doing any con truc tive thinking or planning N no 0 they are merely going around in circles saying the same thi things over an and d over striking k ing imaginary blows if he does this I 1 am going to do that if I 1 lose my job how will I 1 eat if she nags me just oncel once leave more im gong to pack up and shadow boxing futile tragic shadow cardinal newman wrote down a thought which came to him during an hour of great distress I 1 pass it on to you and I 1 hope you will carry it in mind and apply its philosophy the next time worry besets you it is s one step at a ame is enough for me |