Part 8

In 1943, C. I. Blackwood experienced six worries simultaneously: <ol><li>His business college was at risk of bankruptcy. </li><li>His son was going to war. </li><li>He was in danger of losing his home due to development plans for a new airport.</li><li>The water supply on his land had dried up. </li><li>He was worried the tires on his old car would wear out, leaving him without transport.</li><li>His daughter wanted to go to college, but he could not afford to send her. </li></ol> Blackwood decided to write his worries down. As he could not resolve any of them, he filed the list away. Eighteen months later, he reviewed the list and realized none of his worries had materialized. His business college recovered, and his son survived the war. Plans for the airport were never realized as oil was found nearby. Blackwood dug a new water well, and his tires lasted longer than he expected. An improvement in his finances also allowed him to send his daughter to college. Due to his experience, Blackwood realized the futility of worrying about things that are out of one’s control.

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘Six Major Troubles Hit Me All at Once’ by C. I. Blackwood”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Can Turn Myself into a Shouting Optimist Within an Hour’ by Roger W. Babson”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘How I Got Rid of an Inferiority Complex’ by Elmer Thomas”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Lived in the Garden of Allah’ by R. V. C. Bodley”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘Five Methods I Use to Banish Worry’ by Professor William Lyon Phelps”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Stood Yesterday. I Can Stand Today’ by Dorothy Dix”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Did Not Expect to Live to See the Dawn’ by  J. C. Penney”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Go to the Gym to Punch the Bag or Take a Hike Outdoors’ by Colonel Eddie Eagan”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Was “The Worrying Wreck from Virginia Tech”’ by Jim Birdsall”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Have Lived by This Sentence’ by Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Hit Bottom and Survived’ by Ted Ericksen”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Used to be One of the World’s Biggest Jackasses’ by Percy H. Whiting”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Have Always Tried to Keep My Line of Supplies Open’ by Gene Autry”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Heard a Voice in India’ by E. Stanley Jones”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘When the Sheriff Came in My Front Door’ by Homer Croy”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘The Toughest Opponent I Ever Fought Was Worry’ by Jack Dempsey”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Prayed to God to Keep Me Out of an Orphans’ Home’ by Kathleen Halter”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘My Stomach Was Twisting Like a Kansas Whirlwind’ by Cameron Shipp”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Learned to Stop Worrying by Watching My Wife Wash Dishes’ by Reverend William Wood”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Found the Answer—Keep Busy!’ by Del Hughes”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘Time Solves a Lot of Things’ by Louis T. Montant, Jr.”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Was Warned Not to Try to Speak or to Move Even a Finger’ by Joseph L. Ryan”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Am a Great Dismisser’ by Ordway Tead”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘If I Had Not Stopped Worrying, I Would Have Been in My Grave Long Ago’ by Connie Mack”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Got Rid of Stomach Ulcers and Worry by Changing My Job and My Mental Attitude’ by Arden W. Sharpe”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Now Look for the Green Light’ by Joseph M. Cotter”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “How John D. Rockefeller Lived on Borrowed Time for Forty-five Years”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Was Committing Slow Suicide Because I Didn’t Know How to Relax’ by Paul Sampson”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘A Real Miracle Happened to Me’ by Mrs. John Burger”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “How Benjamin Franklin Conquered Worry”

Part 8, Chapter Summary: “‘I Was So Worried I Didn’t Eat a Bite of Solid Food for Eighteen Days’ by Kathryne Holcombe Farmer”

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Part 6: “How to Keep From Worrying About Criticism”

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Part 7: “Six Ways to Prevent Fatigue and Worry and Keep Your Energy and Spirits High”

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