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The Gary Halbert Letter

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Today I crossed some sort of invisible mental line. It happened when I went for my initial meeting with the people who run the camp here and found out that they are total jerks. What happened as a result of that is that instead of being down and depressed I just got tougher. Perhaps I'll write more about my new "get tough" attitude in a later letter but for now I want to get right back to this road work business. FASTING - You are, in my opinion, too young to go on any extended fasts but I really think it would be good for you to fast one (1) full day each week. In this second letter, pop begins by remarking on his new get-tough attitude and with all due respect, that is total bull. He was ALWAYS tough. I have no illusions about my father and he was not tough in all situations and certainly had his fears as we all do, but in general he has always been tough. He grew up in an economically depressed small town, served as an MP in Germany and had five children by the time he was thirty.

The Gary Halbert Letter The Boron Letters - Chapter 2 Wednesday, 6:57 p.m. June 13, 1984 Dear Bond, Today I crossed some sort of invisible mental line. It happened when I went for my initial meeting with the people who run the camp here and found out that they are total jerks. What happened as a result of that is that instead of being down and depressed I just got tougher. Perhaps I'll write more about my new "get tough" attitude in a later letter but for now I want to get right back to this road work business. You know Bond, I can't stress how strong I feel that doing an hour's worth of road

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