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“My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.”Michel de Montaigne

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90% of the things we worry about usually do not happen, but we worry and fret anyway. Most things in life are transient. Cherish the good times, for they would not last forever, and do not sweat the tough times as they also won’t last forever. No one has a problem-free life, murphy’s law is always around the corner, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” In How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Author Dale Carnegie shares some great insight on managing worry, dealing with the vicissitudes of life, and living a life filled with joy and happiness.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

Here are my favourite take-aways from reading, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie.

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln

In his 1948 self-help book “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living,” Author Dale Carnegie shared an insightful program he attributed to Sibyl F. Partridge. He writes:

Just For Today
 
Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.

  1. Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires. I will take my family, my business, and my luck as they come and fit myself to them.
  2. Just for today I will take care of my body. I will exercise it, care for it, nourish it, not abuse it nor neglect it, so that it will be a perfect machine for my bidding.
  3. Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
  4. Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do, as William James suggests, just for exercise.
  5. Just for today I will be agreeable. I will look as well as I can, dress as becomingly as possible, talk low, act courteously, be liberal with praise, criticize not at all, nor find fault with anything and not try to regulate nor improve anyone.
  6. Just for today I will try to live through this day only, not to tackle my whole life problem at once. I can do things for twelve hours that would appall me if I had to keep them up for a lifetime.
  7. Just for today I will have a programme. I will write down what I expect to do every hour. I may not follow it exactly, but I will have it. It will eliminate two pests, hurry and indecision.
  8. Just for today I will have a quiet half-hour all by myself and relax. In this half-hour sometimes I will think of God, so as to get a little more perspective into my life.
  9. Just for today I will be unafraid, especially I will not be afraid to be happy, to enjoy what is beautiful, to love, and to believe that those I love, love me.

All the Best in your quest to get Better. Don’t Settle: Live with Passion.