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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
Recently, I have read this book “How to stop worrying and Start Living”, one of the masterpieces by Dale Carnegie.
A motivational and inspiring book - which motivates us to Live, live a Happy Life, despite problems, despite the anguish and setbacks we receive. “Whenever we encounter any problem, we should not allow the problem to master us; instead we should become the master of the problem and defeat it.” – Says Abdul Kalam when asked about his secret behind the success.
The book is actually a compilation of Dale Carnegie and his students’ experiences in facing the problems and how they have come out of the depression by conquering worry. He also includes few experiences of some other inspiring personalities.
It gives simple ideas which can make a difference in our lives. Indeed it is Good, positive and powerful ideas which help us to overcome the difficulties and face the problems boldly. Unfortunately our Money-making Education system is not able to provide it.
Swami Vivekananda Says, “Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested all your life. We must have life-building, man-making and character-making assimilation of ideas.” He also says, “If you have assimilated five ideas and made them your life and character, you have more education than any man who has got by heart a whole library.”
Here is an Extract from this classic:
 Dale Carnegie
Let us remember these words of William James:
“Much of what we call Evil - - Can often be converted into a bracing and tonic good by a simple change of the Sufferer’s inner attitude from one of fear to one of fight.” Let’s fight for our happiness! Let’s fight for our happiness by following a daily program of Cheerful and Constructive thinking. Here is such a program. It is entitled “Just for Today.” It was written by the late Sibyl F.Patridge.
- Just for Today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “Most folks are about as happy they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.
2. Just for Today I will try to adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own desires.
I will take my family, my business and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
- Just for Today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.
- Just for Today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and Concentration.
- Just for Today I will exercise my soul in three ways; I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do atleast two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, for exercise.
- Just for Today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as
becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.
- Just for Today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a life time.
- Just for Today I will have a program. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pasts, hurrying and indecision.
- Just for Today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective into my life.
- Just for Today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.
“If you think yourself Weak, weak you will be. If you think yourself Strong, strong you will be.”
"You are the Creator of your own Destiny"
- Swami Vivekananda
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