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Show 'T- Your x Handwriting : Tells f L 3 Happiness lies in your hands Bv DOROTHY ;; ST. JOHN JACKSON Certified Master Graphoanalyst , Copley News Service Dear Dorothy: I am a widow and am working as a bookkeeper, eight hours a day. It pays well but that's all. I don't make friends so I nave a real boring life. Where is my happiness? Maude Dear Maude: Your happiness, hap-piness, literally, lies in your hands. You have hands that are meant to be used. They're meant to create and to relax the rigidity of your mind. You have unusual ability to use your hands in creative cre-ative projects. Your flat top r's detect this, and they are strongly supported by your well-rounded n's and meticulous writing. Such hand dexterity refuses to go unnoticed because those "flat-tops" rise so much higher than the other case letters in your writing. Ignore these signs, and the fingers of boredom will continue to poke you. No one can doubt your excellent work as a bookkeeper, book-keeper, with your organized orga-nized mind, your eye for detail, and your concentrated concen-trated effort, all seen in balanced f loops, closely dotted i's, and small writing. writ-ing. The strike against you is that you are trying for the kind of perfection that no one, yet, has ever achieved. It's when you strive for such perfection that you become imperfect. Just do your best; no one can ask for more. The important thing now, though, is that you put those hands to work. Call it a hobby if you will but it should be a manual hobby ' that can allow you a means of self-expression. It could be needlework, drawing, painting, sculpturing, etc. Whatever it is, your creative cre-ative urges must have some immediate release. And, remember, perfection is no criterion. The importance lies in what you put into the work, the satisfaction you receive and the joy you feel not how the world tries to judge the result. To obtain the free booklet, book-let, "What's in a Name," send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope, a copy of the column and the name and location of the newspaper in which it appeared to Dorothy St. John Jackson, P.O. Box 10132, Reno, NV 89510. |
