The True Joy of Positive Living Ch:15

• Drug industry convention at the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was attended in late April.
• A drive down Sunshine Valley led to an encounter with Tommy Martin.
• Tommy Martin was a boy fishing with worms.
• Tommy Martin said " "Shucks, no. Ain't nothin' to worry about." when asked about worrying.
• The author reflected on the impact of people met over the years, both prominent and lesser-known, living and deceased.
• The author attends various business conventions, focusing on helping people.
• Motivational rallies are a recent development.
• A large rally in Minneapolis had over seventeen thousand attendees.
• Art Linkletter, Paul Harvey, Zig Ziglar, Earl Nightingale, Cavett Robert, and Ira Hayes were motivational speakers.
• Millard Bennett, Jennings Randolph, and Kenneth McFarland are speakers the author shared a platform with.
• The author complimented a mother on her child in an airport.
• The author performed the wedding ceremony of Governor John Y. Brown of Kentucky and Phyllis George.
• The author prayed for the Browns' baby, Lincoln, when he needed surgery.
• Colonel Harland Sanders' funeral service was held in the statehouse at Frankfort.
• Colonel Sanders' funeral included tributes from the Governor and Phyllis, Christian hymns, and "My Old Kentucky Home."
• Colonel Sanders was 65 years old when he started Kentucky Fried Chicken.
• Colonel Sanders received a $157 social security check when he was 65.
• Colonel Sanders franchised his friend chicken recipe.
• The author conferred the Horatio Alger Award for achievement upon Colonel Sanders.
• Lucille Ball married Gary Morton at Marble Collegiate.

Lucille Ball

• Lucille Ball was religious.
• Lucille Ball once quipped while having dinner at home, "Tell him to call tomorrow. This is Protestant night." when the housekeeper said Father Flanagan was on the phone.
• Lucille Ball felt worried her success wouldn't last.

Jesse Owens

• Jesse Owens was honored with the "All-Time Great Ohioan Award" in 1976.
• Jesse Owens was frail as a child
• Jesse Owens' mother told her son that he was to become "a somebody."
• Charlie Paddock inspired Jesse Owens.
• Jesse Owens told the coach "Coach, I've got a dream. I'm going to be the next Charlie Paddock. I'm going to be the fastest man alive."
• Jesse Owens received the following advice from his coach "You Can Never Go Higher than you can dream. But you can go as high as you can dream"
• The coach advises there are four rungs to success "determination; the second, dedication; the third, discipline; and the fourth rung is attitude."
• Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Games.
• The American Hall of Athletic Fame included Jesse Owens.
• Flags were at half-staff when Jesse Owens died.
• Lack, loss, and limitation are 3 L's.

Ursula von Aesch

• Ursula von Aesch was a Swiss girl.
• Ursula von Aesch lived in the author's guest house for three years and added much to the family.
• Ursula von Aesch cooked the most delicious meals.
• At Christmas Ursula bought a little dress to gift to a family in Manhattan.
• A Salvation Army man helped Ursula reach a family in need.
• A taxi driver gave Ursula a free taxi ride, because of of her generosity.

Lowell Thomas

• Lowell Thomas was innovative.
• Lowell Thomas was toastmaster for a big dinner of the Screen Producers Guild.
• Lowell Thomas surprised the author by calling him up to speak at the Screen Producers Guild dinner.
• Lowell Thomas asked "Norman, where is your next speaking engagement?"
• The author gave the eulogy at Lowell Thomas' funeral.
• John Imre and his wife, Maria, escaped from Hungary when Communists seized control.
• John Imre and his wife, Maria, walked to Vienna.
• John Imre has been with the author for many years.
• John Imre kisses Ruth's hand when they return from a long absence.
• John Imre watches over the author with affectionate concern and often cooks food

Justin Dart

• Justin Dart was heartful.
• His house was destroyed in a fire.
• Justin Darts response "Oh, don't you worry about that. Jane and the children are safe. Only wood and furniture have gone up in flames. It was only a house. We can build another."
• Justin Dart said his copy of The Power of Positive Thinking was one of the few things saved from the fire as he lent it to someone and had not yet received it back.
• Justin Dart was a guard on the football team at Northwestern University, and was told to go out there and be great, running tall.
• The author believes “all I have met are part of me, too"