Daily life is strewn with small stones — irritations, worries, resentments — and Call argues we waste our strength going round them instead of stepping over. Chapters on physical care, amusements, sympathy, and the habits of mind that wear people out offer calm, commonsense counsel, with Christ’s own composure held up as the model.
A gentle Victorian guide to nervous calm by the author of Power Through Repose. Download the free EPUB.