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60 BringtheMiracletotheMindandEmotions

tranquilitybackintothattorturedlife.Ifyouhaveeverstoodbyand

watched,feelinghelplessas afriendorrelativehadtheirlifetorn

downaroundthemthroughalcoholism,knowthatatthisverymo-

mentyouhavethepowertocurenotonlyyourselffromalcoholism

butalsotobringthatcurethroughthemiracleofmetaphysicalhealing

toallrelativesandfriends.

THROUGHTHEMIRACLEOFMETAPHYSICALHEALING

AMANISCUREDFROMHISDESIREFORALCOHOL

The family ofWalterJ. hadsufferedmuch overa ten-year

period due to his excessive alcoholism. Walter had succeeded

throughtheexcessiveuse ofalcohol notonlyinbringingterrible

miseryandsufferingtohisownlife,buthadsucceededinmakingthe

livesofhiswifeandfourchildrenamiserablereflectionofhisown
life.
WalterJ. hadbeena successful advertisingexecutivefor 20
years,andduringthattimehehadprovidedhisfamilywithabeauti-
fulhomeandmanyluxuries.Walterandhiswifehadplannedthat
each oftheirchildrenwould beable to attendcollege iftheyso
desiredandhadsetupsavingsaccountsinordertoinsurethatthe
moneywouldbeavailablewheneachchildwasreadytoenterhigher
education.Hehadbeentheperfecthusbandandfatherfor 20 years,
drinkingonlymoderatelyandthenonlyatsocialgatherings.Likethat
ofsomanyothersinoursociety,Walter'sdrinkingproblembegan
whenhereceivedapromotionthatmeantnotonlyrecognitionforhis
pastworkbutbroughtwithitincreasedstressandtensionfromhis
futurework. Unabletocopesatisfactorily withthenewtensionin
hislife,Walterbegandrinkingnotonlyatsocialgatherings,butatall
hoursofthedayandnight.
AtfirstWalterwasstillabletokeephisdrinkingundercontrol,
orsoitseemed.Asthedaysworeonthenewtensionthathadbeen
introducedintoWalter'slifebegantowearonhimmoresteadilyand
hebegantodrinkmoreheavily.Intwoyearstimehehadchanged
fromamanwhodrankonlyoneortwodrinksatpartiestoamanwho
wasdrinkingevery dayandendingeverynightwithhismindina
drunkencondition.Hiswife andchildrenpleadedwithhimtocut
downonhisdrinking,foritwasobviousthatitwasaffectingnotonly
hisemotionalhealthbuthisphysicalhealthaswell.Theirpleading
seemedtohavenoeffectforWalter'sdrinkingbecameevenheavier