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Well, Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast.

Today's reading was edited and adapted from Come On Up by Franklin Fillmore Farrington, published in 1923.

Worry is the bugaboo of life.

You have not yet lived unless you have learned to neutralize the acid, thoughts of of fear and anxiety.

Sooner or later, mental unrest manifests itself physically, mentally, and financially.

The old saying, when about to let go, hold on, should be revised to say, when about to hold on, let go.

One of the best ways of testing a person's physical and mental condition is to ascertain their ability to relax.

When we tighten up mentally, we see an immediate effect on the body. High blood pressure,

indigestion, headaches, the hardening of the arteries, and a score of other ailments are often a direct result of the desire to hold on instead of letting go.

Stop holding on. Do you remember when you first learned to swim? How desperately you reached

out for support for fear that you would drown? Then, when you relaxed and let the water hold you, how foolish your fears

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