CULTIVATE A MENTAL ATTITUDE THAT WILL BRING YOU PEACE AND HAPPINESS

Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope.

Dale Carnegie says, “If we think miserable thoughts, we will be miserable. If we think fear thoughts, we will be fearful.” Dr. Norman Vincent Peale observes, “What you think, you are.”

Never try to get even with your enemies.

“I trapped four-legged skunks along the hedgerows in Missouri; and as a man, encountered a few two-legged skunks on the sidewalks of New York. I have found from sad experience that it doesn’t pay to stir up either kind.” —Dale Carnegie

Expect ingratitude.

“It is natural for people to forget to be grateful If we want to find happiness, let’s stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.” —Dale Carnegie

Count your blessings—not your troubles.

“All the days of our years, we have been living in a fairyland of beauty, but we have been too blind to see, too satiated to enjoy.” —Dale Carnegie

Do not imitate others.

“No one wants a phony. Nobody ever wants a counterfeit coin Make the most of what nature gave you.” —Dale Carnegie

Try to profit from your losses.

“When the wise man is handed a lemon, he says: ‘What can I learn from this misfortune? How can I improve my situation? How can I turn this lemon into lemonade?’ ” —Dale Carnegie

Create happiness for others.

“Thinking of others will not only keep you from worrying about yourself; it will also help you make a lot of friends and have a lot of fun.” —Dale Carnegie