it's the simple things

I found some inspiring stuff while cleaning out and reorganizing my upstairs closets. Why do we always make life so complex sometimes?

12 Rules of Happiness

1) Live a simple life. Don't plan too many things each day. Be temperate and moderate in your lifestyle.

2) Spend less than you earn. This may be difficult to do, but it pays big dividends in contentment and peace of mind.

3) Think constructively. Store useful thoughts in your mind.

4) Cultivate a flexible disposition. Resist the tendency to want your own way. Try to see another person's point of view.

5) Be grateful. Begin each day with a prayer of thanksgiving for all your blessings. Let God know you are grateful.

6) Rule your moods. Your mental attitude is all-important in living at peace with others.

7) Give generously. Intelligent giving of your time, talents, personality, and money will bring great joy.

8) Work with right motives. Seek to grow favor with God and man, seeking His will first in your life.

9) Be interested in others. As we serve others, we reap happiness as a byproduct of a life of self-giving.

10) Make the most of today. Use it wisely so you may look back on it without regret.

11) Take time for a hobby. Time spent on leisure interests should bring you diversion and relaxation.

12) Stay close to God. Enduring happiness depends on continuing spiritual nourishment. As God's children, we have His promise of constant love and care.


--I don't know who wrote this, but it came from a church bulletin somewhere