Unicorn (Unicorn@Indenial.com)
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:48:13 -0400
"How To Be Happy"
1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure
in simple things.
2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has
everything, and everyone has something of sorrow
intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make
the laughter outweigh the tears.
3. Don't take yourself too seriously. Don't think that
somehow you should be protected from misfortune that
befalls other people.
4. You can't please everybody. Don't let criticism worry
you.
5. Don't let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.
6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.
7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to
bear than real ones.
8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy,
enmity, grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
9. Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about
new places.
10. Don't hold post-mortems. Don't spend your time
brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be one who
never gets over things.
11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than
yourself.
12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never
has time to be unhappy.
- Robert Louis Stevenson -
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