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Arthur Gordon was a writer who helped many people on their own spiritual journeys, yet he had his own moments of uncertainty -- even despair. Once he went to his doctor for counseling.
The doctor gave him four slips of paper, a prescription to be followed at 9:00 a.m., 12 noon, 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. as he took a day off at the beach. At 9:00 a.m. Gordon took out his first prescription. It read, "Listen carefully." He listened to the surging tides and he began to think of things bigger than he was. At 12:00 noon he opened the second prescription. It read, "Try reaching back." He reached back to happy times, and he sensed a new strength coming to him. At 3:00 p.m. he opened the third prescription; the words read, "Re-examine your motives." He realized his job had become solely a means of making money.
Finally, at 6:00 p.m. he opened the last slip of paper that said, "Write your worries in the sand." He wrote his worries in the sand. The tide was coming in.
The doctor gave him four slips of paper, a prescription to be followed at 9:00 a.m., 12 noon, 3:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. as he took a day off at the beach. At 9:00 a.m. Gordon took out his first prescription. It read, "Listen carefully." He listened to the surging tides and he began to think of things bigger than he was. At 12:00 noon he opened the second prescription. It read, "Try reaching back." He reached back to happy times, and he sensed a new strength coming to him. At 3:00 p.m. he opened the third prescription; the words read, "Re-examine your motives." He realized his job had become solely a means of making money.
Finally, at 6:00 p.m. he opened the last slip of paper that said, "Write your worries in the sand." He wrote his worries in the sand. The tide was coming in.
