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Show m LITTLE THINGS tej-afl T is tho littlo unimportant tig mjl things that conquer us and fffr-ffM bear us down. This is an old truth, but It is necessary to realize It onco in a while for tho purpose pur-pose of tackling and getting rid of tho small torments. Ono girl had a nervous breakdown and was obliged to give up her work for ovor a year simply because sho bad to change three times on tho route sho took daily to and from hor work. She was obliged to hurry from car to car, to crowd In with many others, and often oft-en she missed her connections and was obliged to wait In all sorts of weather for tho next car. It wasn't tho weather, weath-er, howovor, that brought on her breakdown, but tho constant nervous strain of tho trip. When Bho went back to work she moved closo onough to her offlco to walk to and fro each day. Now sho is well again. "It was something of a problem to chango my residence," sho said, "but when I found that a little thing llko catching or not catching a car every day was going to smash my ability to earn I decided that moving was not too big a prico to pay for health and earning power." When a big troublo comes you summon sum-mon all your powor to mako tho best of It You should regard In tho samo way tho many small things that may bo crushing you. Curo them or bring your phllosphy to bear and conquor their powor to harm by understanding and facing them. It may be high heels that aro making mak-ing you nervous and fretful. It may be tho color of your wall-papor. It may easily bo somo part of your job that bores or annoys you. Tho littlo things arc as tho sands of tho seo. Don't allow yourself to bo smothered by them; don't lot yourself undcrvaluo their power. After all, you aro bigger than they, and if It comes to a bIiow-down bIiow-down you will win unless you fool yourself by saying, "Oh, a littlo thing llko that can't bo what's knocking mo out" |