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!"
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Hauser  Avatar
June 11, 2016 at 10:11 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!
Hoffman Avatar
June 12, 2016 at 6:50 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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