The Science of Being Well

<p>Health is the natural state of the body and it can be maintained or restored by thinking and acting in a certain way. Wattles teaches that thoughts shape physical health-by holding firm mental images of perfect health having faith in the body's healing power and avoiding fear or focus on disease one aligns with the Universal Life Force that sustains wellness.</p><p></p><p>Alongside right thinking Wattles emphasizes simple practical habits: eat only when hungry breathe deeply sleep well and stay emotionally balanced. The key is to unify mind and action-living with purpose gratitude and belief in health. </p><p></p><p>About the author</p><p>Wallace Delois Wattles (/ˈwɑːtəlz/; 1860 - 7 February 1911) was an American New Thought writer. He remains personally somewhat obscure but his writing has been widely quoted and remains in print in the New Thought and self-help movements.</p><p></p><p>Wattles' best known work is a 1910 book called The Science of Getting Rich in which he explains his spiritual ideology on how to become wealthy. </p><p></p><p>Wattles' daughter Florence A. Wattles described her father's life in a Letter that was published shortly after his death in the New Thought magazine Nautilus edited by Elizabeth Towne. The Nautilus had previously carried articles by Wattles in almost every issue and Towne was also his book publisher. Florence Wattles wrote that her father was born in the U.S. in 1860 received little formal education and found himself excluded from the world of commerce and wealth.</p><p></p><p>According to the 1880 US Federal Census Wallace lived with his parents on a farm in Nunda Township McHenry County Illinois and worked as a farm laborer. His father is listed as a gardener and his mother as keeping house. Wallace is listed as being born in Illinois while his parents are listed as born in New York. No other siblings are recorded as living with the family. According to the 1910 census Wattles was married to Abbie Wattles (née Bryant) 47. They had three children: Florence Wattles 22 Russell H. Wattles 27 and Agnes Wattles 16. It also shows that at the time Wallace's mother Mary A. Wattles was living with the family at the age of 79.</p><p></p><p>Florence wrote that he made lots of money and had good health except for his extreme frailty in the last three years before his death. Wattles died on February 7 1911 in Ruskin Tennessee and his body was transported home for burial to Elwood Indiana. As a sign of respect businesses closed throughout the town for two hours on the afternoon of his funeral.</p><p></p><p>His death at age 51 was regarded as untimely by his daughter; in the previous year he had not only published two books (The Science of Being Well and The Science of Getting Rich) but he had also run for public office. (wikipedia.org)</p><p></p>