Aseestofollowfeelg,butreallyaandfeelggotogether;andbyregutgthea,whichisuheorediretrolofthewill,wedirectlyregutethefeelg,whichisnot.
Ththesnvontarypathtocheerfulness,ifourcheerfulnessbelost,istositupcheerfullyandtoadspeakasifcheerfulnesswerealreadythere…
Everybodytheworldisseekghappess—andthereisonesurewaytofdit.Thatisbyntrollgyourthoughts.Happessdoesn’tdependonouardnditions.Itdependsonnernditions.
Itisn’twhatyouhaveorwhoyouareorwhereyouareorwhatyouaredogthatakesyouhappyorunhappy.Itiswhatyouthkaboutit.Forexaple,opeopleaybethesapce,dogthesathg;bothayhaveaboutanequalaountofoneyandprestige—aoneaybeiserableandtheotherhappy.Why?Becaeofadifferentntalattitude.IhaveseenjtasanyhappyfacesaongthepoorpeasantstoilgwiththeirpriitivetoolsthedevastatgheatofthetropicsasIhaveseenair-nditionedofficesNewYork,ChicagoorLosAngeles.
“Thereisnothgeithergoodorbad,”saidShakespeare,“butthkgakesitso.”
AbeLlnoncerearkedthat“ostfolksareaboutashappyastheyakeuptheirdstobe”.Hewasright.
Wheneveryougoout-of-doors,drawthech,carrytheoftheheadhigh,andfillthengstotheutost;drkthesunshe;greetyourfriendswithasile,andputsoultoeveryhandcsp.Donotfearbegisuoodanddonotwasteautethkgaboutyoureneies.
Trytofixfirlyyourdwhatyouwouldliketodo;andthen,withoutveergoffdire,youwillovestraighttothegoal.Keepyourdonthegreatandsplendidthgsyouwouldliketodo,andthen,asthedaysgoglidgaway,youwillfdyourselfunnsciolyseizgupontheopportuhatarerequiredforthefulfillntofyourdesire,jtasthersecttakesfrotherunngtidetheelentitneeds.Pictureyourdtheable,ear,efulpersonyoudesiretobe,andthethoughtyouholdishourlytransfyoutothatparticurdividual...Thoughtissupre.Preservearightntalattitude-theattitudee,frankness,andgoodrownofyourheadhigh.Wearegodsthechrysalis.
TheaChesewereawiselot—wisethewaysoftheworld;andtheyhadaproverbthatyouandIoughttocutoutandpastesideourhats.Itgoeslikethis:“Aanwithoutasilgfacetnotopenashop.”
Soyearsago,adepartntstoreNewYorkCity,regnitionofthepressuresitssalesclerkswereunderdurgtheChristasrh,presehereadersofitsadvertisentswiththefollogholyphilosophy:
THEVALUEOFA**ILEATCHRISTMAS
Itstsnothg,butcreatesuch.
Itenrichesthosewhoreceive,withoutipthosewhogive.
Ithappensafshandtheoryofitsotisstsforever.Nonearesorichtheygetalongwithoutit,andnonesopoorbutarericherforitsbes.
Itcreateshappesstheho,foodwillabess,andistheuntersignoffriends.
Itisresttotheweary,daylighttothedisuraged,suothesad,andNature’sbestantidotefeetrouble.
Yetitotbebought,begged,borrowedorstolen,foritissothgthatishlygoodtoanybodytillitisgivenaway.Andifthest-uterhofChristasbuygsoofoursalespeopleshouldbetootiredtogiveyouasile,ayweaskyoutoleaveoneofyours?Fornobodyneedsasilesouchasthosewhohavenoogive!