The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-16
4 1908 RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS

Of enjoyment cnlarging, and the on
portunitIes for happiness ncrea cling.
I think this is greatly due To the fact
that have cultivated my naturally
optimistic temperament.
Expect 70 be happy THAT is the
first step In the journey 10 any goal.
Expect to arrive!
Believe your Creator liz All love. and
that He Is holding Health, happiness
and plenty for your enjoyment here.
where He placed You. on earth.
Pray often, and think much OF tho
world OF beautiful. loving angels, who
care for Gods children.
Believe that you arc never alone.
Inexpressible happiness will be found
to lie in this thought.
DO your nearest duty first. no mat
ter how trivial or mean or Disagree
able IL may ssem. Yet be certain It
is your duty, before you sacrifice other
things which might prove Of greater
moment. For instance. I recall people
who assured me my duty was to stop
scribbing and relieve the older mem
bers OF the family In tho housework.
Fortunately, this advice did not come
from within the home, but from with
out. did not heed 1t. continued
"scribbling," and was able to do far
more for my parents. in n few years,
than / could have done in a lifetime
sacrificed in the Kitchen. Let your
your duty Is. It rarely deceives.
Be careful in your choice Of books.
and form habit of reading good lit
crature. and OF thinking about what
you read.
Find out, as early as possible, what
you can best do, and do It with all
your might, and expect to succeed. no
matter what obstacles you may en-
counter. Cultivate philosophical vein
of thought. II you have not what you
like, like what you have until you can
change your environment.
DO not waste your vitality in hating
your life: find something in It which
is worth liking and enjoying, while
you keep steadily at work to make IT
what you desire. Be happy over some
thing every day, for the brain is a
thing of habit. and you cannot teach
1t to be happy in moment IL you
allow 1t to be miserable for years.
Make yourself worthy OF true friend
ship, and lasting respect, and worthy
love: and, II any OF these emotions
seem to prove ephemeral. remember,
they were not the realities-the real
ones will come to you, since you are
worthy
Acquire all the knowledge and ac-
complishments possible. and enter into
studies and sports with all your ener-
gies. They help to round life out, and
to keep the mind fed with a varied
diet. while they open new doors Of
pleasure and enjoyment.
Form habit of trying TO do some
little act to add to the comfort and
pleasure of some living thing-man or
beast-every day of your life. If you
do no more than to feed starving cat.
speak kindly to lost dog, or loose
the cruel check of misused horse, you
have travelled a step toward happiness,
and have not lived the day in vain.
Practice doing your best, but do not
be miserable IL some one excels you.
Be willing to be your own best self,
which is all that Is required Of us. A
full pint measure Isl as full as a full
quart. Look for the best in people
and in life. When the worst presents
itself, remember. there is another side.
Walt, and 1t Will appear.
Teach yourself early in life to be
glad of another's success. sorry for
another's failure. The moment you en-
terrain the opposite feeling, you invite
ultimate disaster to your life. The