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| from Jesse D.Godsk, Field Services, UOA, What makes a person vital, interesting, and just plain nice to be around? It Is, of course, a combination of things; but perhaps the single most important factor is the values that person has chosen to live by. Unfortunately, most of us never take the time to sit down and really think through these moral precepts that consciously or unconsciously guide our lives. The following "daily dozen" constituted the personal creed of Robert Louis Stevenson. You will find them as applicable and important today as they were when he was guided by them. 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 neighbor set your standards. Be yourself 6. Do the things you enjoy doing, but stay out of debt. 7. Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than the actual ones. 8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities, 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 spend 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 very busy person never has time to he unhappy. via Regina Ostomy News Nov/Dec 02 |