DAILY DOZEN

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 the 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 misfortunes that befall
others.
4. You can't please everybody. Don't let
criticism worry you.
5. Don't let your neighbors set your standards.
Be yourself.
6. Do the things that you enjoy doing, but
stay out of debts.
7. Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary burdens
are harder to bear than the actual ones.
8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish
enmities or grudges. Avoid people who make
you unhappy.
9. Have many interests. If you can't travel,
read about new places.
10. Don't hold postmortems. Don't spent your
life brooding over sorrows and 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.