Transcript Happiness Experiment Commandments and Secrets of Adulthood

Happiness Nuggets of Wisdom
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Be me
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Let it go
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Act the way I want to
feel
Do it now
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Be polite and be fair
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Enjoy the process
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Spend out
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Identify the problem
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Lighten up
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Do what ought to be
done
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No calculation
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There is only love.
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You can’t go back,
only forward
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Life happens, deal
with it
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There’s always
time to be happy –
even if only for 5
seconds
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Relax – you’ll
figure out “why”
later
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Be nice to
everyone, even
if you don’t like
them
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There’s hope
The only
behavior you
can control is
your own
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Savor the
moment
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Practice
gratefulness
Allow and
accept
occasional
sadness
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Take a risk
Take time to
breathe
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Let go of the
fear.
Give yourself a
break.
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People don’t notice
your mistakes as
much as you think
It’s okay to ask for
help
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Most decisions don’t
require extensive
research
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Do good, feel good
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What you do every
day matters more
than what you do
once in a while
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You can choose what
you do; you can’t
choose what you like
to do
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Happiness doesn’t
always make you feel
happy
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You don’t have to be
good at everything
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You can’t profoundly
change your
children’s natures by
nagging them or
signing them up for
classes
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If you are not failing,
you are not trying
hard enough
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If it doesn’t hurt,
it doesn’t count
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The worst case
scenario isn’t the
end of the world,
and living as
though it is isn’t
living
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Your best, if it
truly is your best,
is always enough
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Happiness
doesn’t find you.
You find it.
Happiness takes
effort.
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Being goofy is fun.
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So is singing out
of key
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Happiness is not a
thing or a
possession. It
starts from within
and emanates
outward.