The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-02-18

Write in your heart that every day is the best day Of
the yesr.-Einerson.
The best philosophy that any human being learn to
use is the Sunshine phosophyhe habit OF the enjoyment
of sunshine
Because there is no such thing as tomorrow If one is
ever to he happy and serene soul he be happy
This day must the hes, day there viii be best day
There is a deep meaning in that old scripture, AS
thnketh in his heart so he what he thinks he is
Mind is dominant man becomes what he believes himself
to be- How3
To illustrate.
Darwin tells US that a, first the eagle could fly But
it wanted to y and tried lily. IT KEEP, wanting and
trying to fly Every desire and every attempt y added
as 1t were feathers lis pnions BY and by BY desiring
and trying il scared into the sky.
lust is the human mind Through desire and use il
deyeiopes powers. use of faculties
To illustrate the power OF mind:
You get up the morning thnking-Plaio SAYS thinking
|. the soul talking to itsslfI viii be serene today will
allow nothing trivial disturb my composure You
keep saying yourself You keep trying carry
out Lo you are happy Or IL the first day then YOU
keep desiring aud trying until peace and happiness does
TO you
-"TIoisting oneself over the fence By his boot
srapsl Impossible" No II is not impossible Ii Is in
with inherent laws OF your mind The way find
Ia out try it, The way prove il is to experiment
You say there is very great difference in ,empersments
Certainly Some persons born with sunny dispositions
But
That simply proves your greater need. Those who
fadae good humor and geny do need to cultivate the
happy habit much you do who not OF this nature
Gadaced people are Gods kind Of people They reee,
His viewthe bright side OF things II you 20 your work
4 hnsd than
slave II you nothing bot the seamy side Of things you
need get wider horizon To the smiling soul all good
The sunshine habit helps to tide over tho little things
that annoy Il the little things that happiness
and send them 10 the sanarus Nervousnesthe national
disease-is largely caused by fret the trivial
After ALL most OF our troubles arc imaginary Many
of ike the old who always felt bad when she
felt good for fear she might feel bad II is easy make the
day hateful By reulness Of spirit and anxetyovers,ran
and fear 81 things that may happen.
The happy hab-she result Of deliberate cultivation Of
the sunshine phiosophywill get you up Of the low
lands Of wrctchcdness and pessusm into the highlands Of
hopeiunsss There Is doub, about that
Call it the New Thought as old as mnd-or what
not is possible to make yourself what you be
In view OF this power yourself is little less
than criminal to neglect the use OF Il?
What right have you poison your life by morbid fear
agreeable without adequate eause7
Say. what right have you when you able 10 be
oshensisei
The philosopher in Lovey Mary understands the phil
osophy Of the sunny habit;
Don't take out in wishin II you to be cheerful
jss your mind do Can't OF US help what
in lie with but kin help what end up
with But IT amt just sayin' nice things when
you're fecin good The way get cheerful to smile when
you feel bad"
That is say isn't matter Of feeling bu, OF thinking.
You think yourself cheerful you think yourself
1t is all in wanting to be and trying to be.
Therefore. hold up your ohni
The Of happiness is Of thought and desire
And you here 20 choose which you wi-ehoose be-
peevshness and pettness and parcss and paralysis
the hand the primrose paths where you may pick
flowers by the way.
Get the happy habit
For it is a habit What accustomed to think
get the habit Of thinking What accustomed to do
we get in the habit Of doing
That is the law Of mind
the habit OF happiness. Get it for yourself and for
others Because like the sun, the sunny life shine
without sending its rays all And note this Everywhere
and always the sunny life the influential ie II must be-
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