Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-27
EFFECT OF WORRY.
Takes Away Strength and Courage and
Brings. Death to Success.

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I Brings. Death to Success.
Worry saps nervous energy an
robs the body of the strengt
necessary for the real work {
life. It is wholly bad, for it neve
counteracts with the slighteE
good any ofthe evil it accomplish
es. NeAer has it been known to be
eft, but always, on the contrary
to injure. It is an insidious enc
my which works even when W
sleep in the land of dreams, twist
ing and distorting the beautiful
visions Of that land into horrible
grinn1ng things, the memories o
which hunt US in our wakin,
hours. II fags the brain, wrinkle
the brow, dulls the eyes enervate
the arms, palsies the limbs, ant
places the crown of age on tn
brow of youth. With one hand i
points the way to the lunatic asy
lum and with the other beckonl
to the suicides grave. 1t is an in
flexible, implacable enemy to sue
cess, which ever succumbs to itl
onslaught and which it buries il
the dust of despair never to rise
again.
Poise is necessary for the we'll.
being of man. 1t develops and
at the same time controls and
keeps the lever Of mental equili.
brium SO adjusted in it's proper
place that the balance wheel will
not get out of running gear to the
wrong side.
The man who worries never is
self-centred, never balanced, never
at his best. Mental anxiety takes
away vitality and push and leaves
lassitude and languor. 1t de.
prives manhood of virllity, where.
as the self-poised man has conf.
dence in himself to dare and do;
never wobbles or staggers from
side to side, but pushes right
ahead IN a stra;sls course, keep
ing his destiny ever in view.
They who believe in themselves,
who are conscious of their own
force of character, of BRAIN, and
of body, touch the wire of infinite
power and can accomplish what
would be impossible to those who
lack the vital energy which waits
on INSTRUMENTATION of this vital
energy wasted in useless, harmful
worry to run all the affairs of the
world.
Troubles. sorrows, misfortunes
and gloomy forbodings come home
to roost; they love a dark perch
and this they can find readily in
the brain that is given to worry
Loathsome creatures, such as
toads, lizards, beetles and vlpsrs,
love dark cellars and avoid the
sunlight; let the health-givipg
misunderstanding, bright anc
beautiful rays and they scampel
to their holes, there to remain il
the darkness until the light il
gone. Let in the rays of light, Of
hope, of trust, of confidence to
your brain and they will dispe
the Ill omened ghouls of worry
which have taken up their abode
there; they will Tighten it anc
brighten it, giving birth to har
monious, healthy thoughts which
shall invigorate both mind ane
body and clear the way of every
obstacle which lies in the path O.
success. Bright, hopeful thoughts
belief in ones ability to succeed
will insure success.
Complain of your hard lucl
and you will poison the atmos
phere of your surroundings by
pictures Of failure which vol
create in your mind. You cam
plant Magistrates and grow rose
- like produces like. Sour see,
sown will produce its own peculia
crop, but good seed planted al
Ways gives a ripe truition and al
abundant harvest.
We often anticipate disaster
that never come. Worry breed
fearsome things, but they onl
exist in the abstract and never ca
materialize tangibly unless court
ed into life by discomfort, despor
dency and despair. Then th
| disasters that are dreaded come