Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-02-24
How to
Live
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Common Sense Comments on
Health. Happiness and
Longevity
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By GEORGE r. BUTLER.
4. M. M. d.
MENTAL HABITS.
Copyright lyau. b. International Press Bureau

may be your condition you have no
monopoly in suffering. You have your
compensatiOns. Don't whine and get
the complaint habit. MAKE the best
Of things" This homcly phrase r..
after all the shlbboleih of life. II Is
the faculty Of seeing some good-of
drawing some inspiration from the
most hidden source. that makes life
endurable, that gloriies IL. Life IS
pleasant or unpleasant. hard or easy.
according to the way you look at It.
The way you think of life. Thoughts
govern action. and he who governs his
thoughts * master of his destiny. Des-
tiny is not about you. but within
You. Healthful. hopeful. optimistic
thoughts are essential to strong minds
and bodies.
Worry is one of the very bad men
tai habits; ii Injuries beyond repair
certain cells OF the brain; and the
brain being the nutrient center Of the
body. the other organs become gradu-
ally injured and when some disease
Of these organs or combination Of
them arises. death finally ensueS Thus
may The habit OF worrying Kill. Only
too often mental habits are morbid
in their nature, and consequently cast
"A morbid influence upon the physical
system over which they rule. llspe-
cially is this true when our minds are
centcrcd on the involuntary functions
OF the h.dy \ man who has his mind
constantly upon his digestion Will soon
have Indigestion. Nature purposes 10
run her own machinery. and when we
undertake 10 supplant it 10y human
plans or artificial ways we destroy the
natural process and disease results.
Thinking of what is eaten during or
after meals is dangerous practice.
and If continued until % becomes
habit will be greater obstacle IN the
way Of curing any disease Of The stom-
ach than any other factor.
\ person who suffers pain. and
suffers his mind 10 revert 10 IL con.
Siantly. establishes nerve habit Of
pain, and the sense OF pain grows.
while the capacity to endure pain less
ems. There can bc no greater calam-
ity 10 chronic invalids than that they
get together and tell their ailments 10
each other such course is but nurS-
ing disease aud rendering il less cur
able. II should always be the aim 10
cultivate reverse habits OF express
sion 10 those We feel during IN
ness. Sickness is not the least Of the
opportunities in llfe. II is The time
for reelection. II docs not come by ac-
cident usually. but is the effect OF
cause. reason ana reflect upon the
cause rather than the effect The break
IN the wrong modes Of living which
is present affords the best opportu-
nifty To change the bad mental habits
and start in better ways.
Many people 20 into society inst for
the purpose of telling their aches and
pains ana troubles Such people should
be sent TO the pest house and kept in
quarantine until they are cured; they
are as untouched 10y the myriad happy
influences OF life rs the mole is by the
light of a star or the flash OF a comet.
They say "No one is rs bad OF rs
am" Their saluiation is always one
that plunges AZ once into the condition
Of the liver. stomach. nerves. or some
bodily ailmcnt. Forget n Don't get
the habit OF talking about sickness
with every one you meet. Can't you
find topic Of conversation more ele-
waiting than that Of your aches and
pains and troubles?
Cheerfulncss is 10 the body what
sunshine is 10 vegetation. Hence with
q person who is in search OF health.
the essential thing TO do i To cultivate
hopefuneSs. courage. and
not allow ones self 10 think OF his ills.
much less 10 talk about them, except
to those who may find II necessary TO
know them in order 20 properly direct
his life. LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
Life is the interval between one
breath and another-he who only half
breathcs only half lives. but he who
Uses NATURES rhythm in breathing
has control over every function of his
being.
Many people treble ther troubles.
making three out OF one. by looking
forward. looking ON. and looking back
Troubles grow nightly, If you brood
over them.
Fatigue which is not recovered from
after nights rest. is Incompatible
with the leading Of a normal, efficient,
wholesome, and happy life.
The aim Of life is 10 produce the
perfect man. so one must watch over
ones Integrity of mind and body.
The requirements Of health are good
air. good food. suitable clothing, clean
liness, and exercise and rest.
Work keeps the human being in con-
tact with stimuli from without that
are necessary to his health.
Self-distrust will destroy you: trust.
abandon Yourself; believe /
and thou shalt he healed.
The way to live long is to live wise