Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-01-15
THINKING TO PROSPERITY

As strange as il may seem. there are still per-
sons who do not believe that the mental attitude
has anything 10 90 with the actualitics-,hc thing
1t really comes 10 pass. This must seem strange
TO those who have given thought 20 the power OF
mental attitude bearing ON any given subject.
There IS an element OF suggestion that unqucs-
ronaby has its bearing on things as they are. and
as they will be The experiment is too old TO re-
quire any eucidaton a, this point as 10 the effect
OF repeated suggestions an OF given character
on an individual To repeatedly tell man that he
Is looking it, VIII have the ciicc, OF making him
Ill., even though I've may az the time OF laying down
the suggestion naragc' be in fine shape
Ii then, as a matter Il TACT an individual may be
made SICK or well through powerful and persistent
hne Of suggestion. within given range. why should
not the community be handled in something like
the same way? In other words an air of cheer
funess. an air and attitude Of optimism. cons,ruc-
tive. safe and robbed 81 the fool hardy lack of an
peal that accompanies the Sushy sentimental shirt
viii be found to greatly help any community. On
the other hand an AR ~ p,S>imi,m, OF crouch. Of
sourneSs, viii have decided tendency to cast the
community in to the slough ~ dcspond
There are those who are always inclined TO
look with lighincss 81 hopeful attitude. They
seem TO 'hnk that aII ,Uch are misleading That To
encourage the people at the community. is to I'M
dermine the stability Of the mental atmosphere Of
the community For hi, reason they hang creme
IN every possible position So that the waking hours
OF all may be spent ia contemplation OF the worst.
and not the best outlook possible to the situation
or under actually prevailing conditions These
people forget that men and women. BOYS and girls
cannot do their hes, work in an atmosphere If de
preston. They cannot apparently understand that
they are The loser, hy the creation OF an unfavor
able atmosphere While this is true. there are
may OF thi, class, NOT q few OF them employers who
spread The veil OF gloom over their entire estab-
h,hmcnts, and thus dcprc,s below formal the
ability Of those about them, To- deliver their best
results Tor the bushes, n which they are engaged.
One OF the finest resolutions that the people
OF Amarillo could make and adhere 20 during the
present year j., Co assume an attitude OF hopeful
nes,-guod cheer. and and To business 1t would
be found that an atmosphere would soon be created
m winch would terminate anC grow far better and
more wholesome conditions than the depressing,
gruuchy sour attitude can assure
i IS generally admitted that hopeful attitude
N one Of the most wholesome and helpful posses
'ons OF all u IL has been found good Tor indi-
"'ual. and of this there is not question, it viii
pa none The less desirable for communities Every
onmun'iy should have is league for the dissent
nation OF good cheer among the people under what
soe'er name o may pose This league should he
expanded 20 the iu,ic>t limits. for Il would have
possib'iie' Gar beyond the most cxpectani dreams
OF H. officer, AM mcmbers-it could transform al
most any situation with which 1t might he con-
fronted
ne people 90 tic country need to think to
prosperity and lei II De recalled that thinker OF
Old declared that man viii take the character 81
his ihoughts--so also viii community