Thought for the Day 10/16/2026
Friday Tale ~ Stop It T here is a story about a psychiatrist and patient. The patient talked about all of his problems, how he was afraid of heights and worried about losing his job and on and on. The psychiatrist just took notes, nodded his head and listened for the entire session. After the patient finished saying all that he was battling against, the psychiatrist spoke. He began to explain that his methodology is a little untraditional in the field, but he has had great success with his method and has written books that are well respected. Even though he was charging $150 an hour, he said his formula and analysis really just consisted of two words, just "Stop It." The patient went on to explain, "But I am fearful of heights." The psychiatrist responded, "That's why I'm telling you to just stop it." Each thing the patient mentioned the psychiatrist had that one simple solution. "Stop It." I know that was just a parody and many of the...