Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 3, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 22 June 1933 — THROUGH A Woman's Eyes [ARTICLE]

THROUGH A Woman's Eyes

By JEAN NEWTON

GUARANTEED--POISE AND POWER

"WE OUGHT to keep at the center of our being a core of quietness.” We have that from James Gordon Gilkey, author of “Secrets of Effective Living.” And if we can accomplish this we need know nothing more of secrets of good living. For with a “core of quietness” at the center of our being

we shall need nothing more to live effectively. A core of quietness. Just those words do something to you in an immediate effect of soothing calm. Think what it means in a world of strife and strain and pressure to be able to maintain such an inner sanctuary. It has been done. It is being done,

but by the rare few. Those few are the people of compelling personality, the ones who just radiate power and leadership. For it is by that inner "core of quietness” that they are in command of themselves, which is the only way to achieve and maintain command of others. With a “core of quietness” at the center of your being you are like a rock, impervious to attack. No matter how disconcerting influences may beat around you, no matter what the outward pressure, you retain your power, your poise, your awareness. You are like a modern soldier in a modern car with high-powered weapons against a primitive man with an armful of stones. You cannot be turned off your course, you cannot be frightened, intimidated, demoralized. Your standards are never in danger, your head level, no matter what happens. It guarantees that you will be of help and inspiration to others. To have that "core of quietness” at the center of one’s being is of particular importance to a woman. She is the one to whom a family buffeted by stress and strain comes home for comforting, for wise judgment and sound advice, for balance and rest. ©, 1933, Bell Syndicate.--WNU Service.