TEN SIMPLE STEPS TO A HAPPIER LIFE

1. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and start counting your blessings. (Psa. 68:19)
   

2. Don’t worry about what everyone else is doing wrong.  Just make sure YOU keep on doing what is right (Phil. 4:8)
   

3. Perform one totally selfless act each and every day.  And don’t tell anyone about it (Gal. 6:10)
   

4. Pray without ceasing (I Thess. 5:17)
   

5. Let others be right once in a while and sometimes even let them be wrong, without correcting them. (Eph. 4:31-32)
   

6. Take care of yourself.  Eat right, exercise, and get plenty of sleep. Your body can’t function at the best of its ability (as God intends) if you won’t let it. (I Cor. 6:19-20)
   

7. Make a vow to be kind in all situations.  There are only two choices: kind or unkind. Why not choose kindness?  (Eph. 4:32, Rom. 12:21)
   

8. Treat your loved ones like there’s no tomorrow. There may not be (Jas. 4:14)
   

9. Listen more than you talk. (You’ll be surprised at what you learn. (Jas. 1:19)
   

10. Take pleasure in the small things of life.  (A good book, a jigsaw puzzle, a steaming cup of coffee, the sound of a child’s laughter, the glory of God’s creation all around us.  (Zech. 4:10)
    
         “Thoughts For Today To Brighten Your Day”
          —By Glenn, Mercedes & Lauren Hitchcock