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Show -how wmmN" WORRIER SHADOW BOXES IMAGINARY FOE jO you know what habit dissipates your energy and g!.. you more headaches than any other' Well, although I may never lin e met you personally, I can toll you. That is, I unless you are one of the fortunate per-j per-j j "i sons who has conquered that habit, which is , worry. Yet worrying is usually a stupid, sense- ' - 'V - less activity. Most worriers use the same tech- v nique in handling trouble that a prizefighter "CT 'fa uses when training for a light. , j-' When Jim Corbett trained for his historic v ajsA fight with the mighty john L Sullivan the D. Carnegie fight that made Corbett a world champion Corbett devoted an hour or more every day to "shadow boxing, ' to striking at an imaginary opponent who wasn't 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 tearing tear-ing yourself to pieces. Yet, within a few blocks of where you are sitting now, there are people who are doing just that-ducking that-ducking and side-stepping and trying to ward off imaginary blows that haven't yet been struck and perhaps never will be struck people who are working themselves into a veritable lather, not about what is happening now. !..,t v'-i- Miey fear may happen. Shadow boxing! They get so wrought up that their muscles are taut, their i jaws set. Their intestines churn, their hearts pound. Are these shadow boxers doing any constructive thinking or planning? No, they are merely going around in circles, saying the same tilings over and over striking imaginary blows: "If he does this, I am going to do that ... if I lose my job, how will I eat ... if she nags me just once more, I'm going to pack up and leave ..." Shadow boxing. Futile, tragic shadow boxing! Cardinal Newman wrote down a thought which came to j him during an hour of great distress. I pass it on to you and I ! hope you will carry it in mind and apply its philosophy the next time worry besets you. It is : "One step at a time is enough for me." T?"01,68..?.? SUnday' April 18' ' M"y B Eddy writes that - onrtSdiarrbe;Sweene TnW men. the man Christ Jc-sus " i anc ma'nlaincd his mission on a Th 1 spiritual foundation of Christ-the Christ-the nln?tinermn emphasiws , healing." She declares that "Di-aDoslle "Di-aDoslle h ? glVCn t0 the vi,le truth, life and love gave sick ' P ,eSU,S t0 "Heal the! Jesus authority over sin. sick-1 sick-1 dead rZ 16 IPel'3' raise the ness' a"cl death. His mission was 10 8) ,m n 6VllS (Matt' 10 rcveal the science of celestial etui today eqU"Iy 'leCd i bcing' lo Prove wllat God is' a'ld 1 what he docs for man." |