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A Different Prescription

I was feeling anxious, tired and blue, so ended up seeing an old doctor to see what he could do… He diagnosed me with anxiety and clinical depression, and afterwards jotted down for me a new prescription… I looked at it and it read: This is an old fashioned prescription and I use it all the time, just try it yourself and you'll be just fine! 1. Help someone in need. 2. Take a walk in a park. 3. Take a nice, warm, relaxing bath and then watch some old Jerry Lewis movies for a good belly laugh! 4. And finally, don't forget to send up a little prayer, because your Heavenly Father really does care! I said to the old doc, "what the heck, this sounds great because there is probably no horrible side effects!"

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Date: 6/11/2016 10:11:00 PM
I love this advice...Especially the Jerry Lewis movies! One of my inspirations for my craziness! And you definitely can't go wrong with God!
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Cheryl Hoffman
Date: 6/12/2016 6:50:00 AM
Thanks so much Mike! When my siblings and I were "younguns" we used to watch old Jerry Lewis movies every chance we could, can't believe he turned 90 this year! (I think, I know he's up there in that age bracket somewhere!) Hey, and your poems may be a bit "crazy" but thats what makes them so fun and unique! God Bless!:)

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