| Someone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers | | | | the worst, nothing that happens to oneself has any |
| is mountain-climbing over mole-hills! Is that the way | | | | cosmic importance. When you have looked for some |
| you get your exercise? Many folks allow themselves | | | | time steadily at the worst possibility and have said to |
| to be thrown off course by minor or imaginary | | | | yourself with real conviction, 'Well, after all, that |
| threats. Often they interpret these as life-or-death, | | | | would not matter so very much,' you will find that |
| or do-or-die situations. They put so much energy into | | | | your worry diminishes to a quite extraordinary |
| their worries that there is none available for progress. | | | | extent. It may be necessary to repeat the process a |
| Some even believe that worrying demonstrates | | | | few times, but in the end, if you have shirked |
| caring. This is misguided, too.The use you make of | | | | nothing in facing the worse possible issue, you will |
| your energy is your choice. Simply use it consciously | | | | find that your worry disappears altogether and is |
| and constructively. Worry is neither.Bertrand Russell, | | | | replaced by a kind of exhilaration." Now that seems |
| philosopher and mathematician, tells of a technique he | | | | worth having, doesn't it? Exhilaration brings energy to |
| used on himself to calm down his worries and | | | | push through difficulties and level mountains as well |
| excessive negative excitement: "When some | | | | as mole-hills.This strategy for approaching your |
| misfortune threatens, consider seriously and | | | | concerns can help you to maintain an aggressive, |
| deliberately what is the very worst that could | | | | goal-directed, self-determining attitude even in the |
| possibly happen. Having looked this possible | | | | presence of very real and serious threats and |
| misfortune in the face, give yourself sound reasons | | | | dangers. Denial is not advocated! Positive action |
| for thinking that after all it would be no such very | | | | is!Keep It in MIND! |
| terrible disaster. Such reasons always exist, since at | | | | |