Letters September 6, 2004 Issue

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with contributions from Henry Rutledge, Mary Apple, Marilyn McPherson, Dave Horn, Mary E. Rupert

Thanks for Frank Smith's article "Now I can speak clearly" in the July 19-26 Sentinel ["The rise of spiritual healing"]. This is a helpful article for most everyone who wants to speak better.

I was healed of a common habit known to millions of speakers—that of hesitating in my speech and saying, "Un." I got so frustrated with myself and found few listeners who could follow my train of thought. Finally I decided to make an effort to break the habit by filling my thoughts with calmness, no sense of hurry or impatience, and love for the one or ones I was speaking to.

In a few months all of the "uh's" stopped—completely! I was amazed. The application of Christianly scientific prayer did its job. I have never been troubled with the difficulty since—and this has been about 20 years.

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