The Daily Dozen Rules To Live By according to Robert Lewis Stevenson of the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Fame!

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 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 be unhappy.

 

 Found this while I was packing to move. So many papers

to sort. These words of wisdom worth sharing, I thought.

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