Eric
Joined: 01/01/2009
Posts: 34
Send Message | Posted On: 29/01/2009 22:25
American motivational speaker John Luther, has this recipe for a happy life: Happiness is not a matter of good fortune or worldly possessions. It's a mental attitude. It comes from appreciating what we have instead of being miserable about what we don't have.
Robert Louis Stevenson, author of classic Treasure Island, had a 12-point personal creed for happiness. They were:
- Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.
- 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.
- Don't take yourself too seriously. Don't think that somehow you should be protected from misfortunes that befall others.
- You can't please everybody. Don't let criticism worry you.
- Don't let your neighbour set your standards. Be yourself.
- Do the things you enjoy but stay out of debt.
- Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary burdens are harder to bear than the actual ones.
- Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities or grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
- Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about new places.
- Don't spend your life brooding over sorrows and mistakes. Don't be one who never gets over things.
- Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
- Keep busy at something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.
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preciousmomentos
Joined: 24/09/2009
Posts: 1
Send Message | Posted On: 24/09/2009 22:03
I very much agree with what you mentioned.
Especially about the imaginary burden. I guess it really puts people at a suspicious mode and that worsens any problem existing.
Recently I am picking up reading, hoping that would occupy me constructively. I like to read romance story books, so once in a while drawn into the romantic story of the characters feels good as well.
Well, though a busy person never has time to be unhappy, a busy person seldom has time to be happy as well.... its the case for me sometimes. I am so tired at times that I hope there are less things for me to worry about.
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