Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18
DR.. Marden's
Uplift Talks
BY oRIsoN SWEET MARpeN.
Copyrights By Mcclure Newspaper syndiesss

& BY 0RIsoN SWEET MARDEN. &
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THE ENEMIES IN OUR vocAsu.
Larry.
Did you ever think that many Of
the words and phrases which you con.
stantly use are your real enemies,
that they leave their hideous pictures
and black shadows in your mind? I'm
the dictionary Of fools we find I
can't very often. plenty of IFS lots
OF words like luck and destiny and
phrases like If l only had time or q
chance like other people," How many
times have you been kept from doing
a good deed by such phrases as "Oh.
know I can't do that" Somebody
else can do that a great deal better"
Il am afraid to try" "T haven't the
courage" Il fear shall take cold or
catch some disease II l do this or
that?
l believe that those two words 81
can't" have ruined more prospects
and have kept more ability doing the
work of mediocrity than any other
two words in our language.
Did you ever know a person who
mas great many Il can'ts' in his vo-
cabulary to accomplish very much!
Some people are always using the
words. "Oh. l can't afford to 60 there"
I can't undertake such a hard task,
let somebody else do that" 81 am
afraid of this or that" is a terrible
hinderer. a terrible blighter of ambi.
ton, cooler of enthusiasm. All
achievement and all efficiency depend
upon initiative, and that is easily
killed by the fear words, the words
which express doubt and uncertainty.
BY thy words thou shalt be justi.
ned, and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned" Every person indicates
MS strength or his weakness by the
preponderance Of strong or weak
words in his habitual vocabulary.
Negative, weak words, words of doubt.
uncertainty or hesitation, predomi.
nate In the vocabulary of a negative
man; while the positive, plus, crea-
tive, vigorous. progressive words,
which indicate mental dominion. pre-
vail In the vocabulary of a positive,
vigorous. progressive character, as
they did In Webster's vocabulary.
Did you ever think that every time
you say Il can't" you weaken your
confidence In yourself and your
power to do things? Confid .nce IA
the greatest factor in achievement.
Self-faith is a powerful asset. better
than money capital without It. No
body believes in the youth who thinks
he cannot do things. who has no con.
ndence in himself, no faith in his.
aoiiity, because everybody knows
that he cannot do q thing until he
thpks he can. He must fira6 believe
In himself, must be convince,. that he
can accomplish 1t.
know a young man who seems
very ambitious in Q general sort Of
way. but when the opportunity which.
perhaps. he had been working 1 long
time for. comes. he willis, his stamina |
oozes out, his ambition wavers. and
ne does not feel equal to 1t. He does
not have faith In himself equal to his |
ambition. OF course his life Is a dir. |
appointment The man who never
wants to give . decided opinion. who
always wants to reserva hi. s,,A.
ment. or who says he doesn't know.
or that he Is afraid. the man who does
not dare to begin things, who shrfnks |
nom responsibility. or who always |
thinks he cannot do this or that. n
not the man for great responsibility.
But the man who says. II can do the |
thing, and l WILL" the man who be-
lieves IN himself and in his ability to
carry through what he undertakes IL
me masterful man the one who win
10 things, not dream about them.