You're a Lifesaver, Dr. Peale!

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" You're a Lifesaver, Dr. Peale! " Written by Constance F. Janssen

" When you get to the end of your rope, don't let go until you've

read 'The Power of Positive Thinking'. " -----

" For two years after I married my high school sweetheart, we enjoyed

a good life. That is, until the National Guard called my husband to

serve in Vietnam.

" By the time he went overseas we had two children. I became both

mother and father to them and worked at a fulltime job as well. If

not for the emotional support of my in-laws, I wouldn't have

survived.

" After serving for two years my husband returned home, totally

transformed as a result of the sights and experiences he was forced

to face. His best friend died in his arms. I was one of the

fortunate wives; my husband came back. But the wonderful man I had

married no longer existed. Between the war and his mother's death

from leukemia he became an alcoholic very quickly. With the birth of

our third child the following year, I really had my hands full.

Every six months or so, my husband drank himself into the hospital.

And by the time I turned 27, I was so unhappy that I prayed, every

day, that God would take my life. I no longer wanted to live the way

I was living: this was not the life I had signed up for. I had a

religious upbringing and still had faith, but I soon began to hate

God for not taking my life. He just kept letting me live.

" At work, I would burst out crying at my desk and I had a hard time

getting anything done. My boss saw my unhappiness and I'm sure he

thought suicide was right around the corner for me. He was almost

right. Concerned, he called me into his office and asked me to read

a book he had for me. He handed me 'The Power Of Positive Thinking'

by Norman Peale.

" To say that it changed my life is an enormous understatement. There

are no words appropriate enough to express my feelings. All I can

say is THANK YOU, DR. PEALE, FOR SAVING MY LIFE. I believe that you,

and my boss, were angels sent from God.

" We are all here for a purpose, and that is to try to " make a

difference " in someone's life. And because of the job I do, I send

out a weekly message that goes to the entire work force at our site -

- approximately 3,500 people. At the top of my message is

a " Thought for the Week, " which is a quote I get from your " Positive

Thoughts " page in POSTIVE THINKING magazine.

" Now, I am joining your Positive Thinkers Club, and I hope it

changes my life even more. I just love having a great outlook on

life and being the most positive person I can possibly be. "