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| Introduction | |
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| Your Life Has Purpose and Meaning | |
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| Use a Strategy for Happiness | |
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| You Don't Have to Win Every Time | |
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| Your Goals Should Be Aligned with One Another | |
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| Choose Your Comparisons Wisely | |
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| Cultivate Friendships | |
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| Turn Off the TV | |
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| Accept Yourself--Unconditionally | |
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| Remember Where You Came From | |
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| Limit Yourself to Thinking About One Subject as You Lie Down to Sleep | |
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| Friendship Beats Money | |
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| Have Realistic Expectations | |
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| Be Open to New Ideas | |
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| Share with Others How Important They Are to You | |
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| If You're Not Sure, Guess Positively | |
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| Believe in Yourself | |
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| Don't Believe in Yourself Too Much | |
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| Don't Face Your Problems Alone | |
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| Age Is Not to Be Feared | |
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| Develop a Household Routine | |
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| Don't Be Overprotective | |
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| Pay Attention. You May Have What You Want | |
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| Don't Let Your Religious Beliefs Fade | |
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| Do What You Say You Are Going to Do | |
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| Don't Be Aggressive with Your Friends and Family | |
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| Root for the Home Team | |
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| Don't Confuse Stuff with Success | |
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| Every Relationship Is Different | |
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| Don't Think "What If" | |
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| Volunteer | |
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| If You Can't Reach Your Goals, Your Goals Will Hurt You | |
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| Exercise | |
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| Little Things Have Big Meanings | |
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| It's Not What Happened, It's How You Think About What Happened | |
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| Develop Some Common Interests with Loved Ones | |
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| Laugh | |
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| Don't Let Your Entire Life Hinge on One Element | |
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| Share of Yourself | |
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| Busy Is Better Than Bored | |
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| Satisfaction Is Relative | |
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| Learn to Use a Computer | |
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| Try to Think Less About the People and Things That Bother You | |
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| Keep Your Family Close | |
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| Eat Some Fruit Every Day | |
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| Enjoy What You Have | |
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| Think in Concrete Terms | |
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| Be Socially Supportive | |
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| Don't Blame Yourself | |
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| Be a Peacemaker | |
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| Cherish Animals | |
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| Make Your Work a Calling | |
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| Never Trade Your Morals for Your Goals | |
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| Don't Pretend to Ignore Things Your Loved Ones Do That Bother You | |
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| Get a Good Night's Sleep | |
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| Buy What You Like | |
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| Accomplish Something Every Day | |
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| Be Flexible | |
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| Events Are Temporary | |
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| Be Your Own Fan | |
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| Join a Group | |
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| Be Positive | |
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| There Will Be an End, but You Can Be Prepared | |
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| How We See the World Is More Important Than How the World Is | |
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| Keep a Pen and Paper Handy | |
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| Help the Next Person Who Needs Some Minor Assistance | |
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| Take Care Not to Harshly Criticize Family and Friends | |
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| Some People Like the Big Picture, and Others Like the Details | |
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| Do Things You Are Good At | |
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| Go Visit Your Neighbor | |
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| Smile | |
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| Don't Accept Television's Picture of the World | |
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| You Always Have a Choice | |
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| Be Agreeable | |
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| Don't Ignore One Part of Your Life | |
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| Listen to Music | |
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| Let Your Goals Guide You | |
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| Use Your Job Positively | |
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| Don't Forget to Have Fun | |
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| Believe in Ultimate Justice | |
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| Reminisce | |
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| Be Conscientious | |
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| Don't Dwell on Unwinnable Conflicts | |
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| Enjoy the Ordinary | |
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| Focus Not on the World's Tragedies, but on the World's Hope | |
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| Get a Hobby | |
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| Envying Other People's Relationships Is Pointless | |
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| Give Yourself Time to Adapt to Change | |
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| Focus on What Really Matters to You | |
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| Realize that Complete Satisfaction Does Not Exist | |
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| Surround Yourself with Pleasant Aromas | |
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| Don't Let Others Set Your Goals | |
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| You Are a Person, Not a Stereotype | |
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| Know What Makes You Happy and Sad | |
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| Keep Reading | |
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| We Must Feel Needed | |
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| Say "So What" | |
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| Have a Purpose | |
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| You Have Not Finished the Best Part of Your Life | |
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| Money Does Not Buy Happiness | |
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| What Does It All Mean? You Decide | |
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| Sources | |