Eight Life Lessons that have Helped Me

by Ed Foreman

-  THINK about what you THINK ABOUT & and if you catch yourself thinking about unhappiness, ill health and adversity, "change the channel" and think about what you want to happen!

-  When something happens by chance, follow up. Lucky people tend to notice and act on good things that occur by happenstance.

-  Believe that good things will happen. Expectations have a way of coming true.

" When bad things happen, look for the bright side; i.e., "what did I learn from that?" or, "how do I keep it from happening again?" Don't dwell on it, move on!

-  If the horse dies, dismount. Don't continue to pour money and effort into a lost cause.

-  Don't look for love in the wrong places & not just romantic love, but the love of "stuff." Stuff is O.K., but understand the delusion of "I'll be happy when I have this or that& or, when I live over there, or when this happens." Happiness is a state of mind in which our thinking is pleasant most of the time.

-  Failure is a CHOICE made by the undisciplined. Failing to meet your objectives, regardless of what they are, is a choice, because something else has been given higher priority. If you fail, it is because you choose to fail.

-  You don't "catch" depression and you don't "catch" happiness & you "create" it by the "thoughts" you put into your mind. Carefully choose what you read, listen to, and the people with whom you associate.