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Mental Exercises vs. Physical Exercises - part 2

This chap was amazed to find he really had so few troubles. And, seeing them listed, he didn't find it hard to work out solu­tions for them.

A state of frustration existed because without calm thinking he had magnified his problems until they completely occupied his mind.

Feeble-mindedness is a term often misused. When we think of one as being feeble-minded, we think of him as being a hope­less case. This is not always true. Usually it results from an in­active mind.

There is the story of a retired judge whose mind showed signs of becoming feeble. During his many years on the bench he had much reading and studying to do. He had become so fed up with the printed word that after being relieved of his duties, he just went on a reading strike. He did not pick up a book or newspaper, but just sat on his front porch and watched time go by.

In his boyhood days, this judge had had an intense interest in building model ships. He was encouraged to get the plans of a vessel and resume his erstwhile hobby. In a matter of days there was a noticeable improvement in his mind; and a few months later no one dared to think of him as being feeble-minded.

Forgetfulness is often caused by a disorganized mind. When the mind is in a state of turmoil, our powers of recall are lessened. When we wish to remember any fact, it is slow in coming. We accept the thought that we are becoming forgetful and, as you have learned from a previous chapter, we encourage just such a condition; we do grow more forgetful.

The memories of those with well-disciplined minds are much keener than those with confused minds.

Those whose minds seem to run in a single groove are fre­quently referred to as having "single-track minds." Woodrow Wilson bragged about the fact that he had a single-track mind— and well he might. To keep your mind steadfastly on a single subject until you are through with it is an accomplishment.

Alcoholism is not always the dread disease we think it is. Alcohol is a mental anesthetic. After enough of it is consumed, one literally stops thinking and gives vent to his internal inhibited emotions. If he is haunted by thoughts of past failures or present problems he finds temporary relief through alcoholic indulgence.

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