Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-13
HOW TO OVERCOME JoLTs.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: did not think of coming SC soon again, but the kind welcome accorded me has made me courageous.
 I enjoy reading the frank and in- teresting discussions in our depart ment (notice I said our department). as would a visit from dear friends.
 The Sister who said she. had as soon put poison in her cake sas to- put whisky, I presume. has a reason, for we are not all of the same mind and our lives are all, made nTs So differ .ent. I thank her for iHNiting me to II do.1 get very little time for yis- iting. spent the day withs a .S. e. &. a few days ago and it was like a trip to the Sandwich Islands" I know the good rule for life is; If you feel as though you ought to do a thing, do 1t. I have not alwyys fol- lowed this rule. but am going to this time. I have topic in mind today that seems of vital importance to me, fir discussion. First, I want to ask how many are always happy? The Sisters were so nice in taking up my former topic, I thought I would suggest afl- other. Some of you might ask if l was always happy and I answer frank ly, Noi Sometimes a contrary and I stubborn spirit gets possession of me to my discomfture; but am happy most of the time; and do not believe any of cur lives are so full of sad ness that we cannot find something to be thankful for We all have some obstacle to face, such as our boys go ing to war, the high cost of living, dis 1 appointments and failures: but we are never ruined so long as we keep our dreams.
 l Money is not much, after all; and
 failure is merely a. schooling.
 think our greatest trouble is irnagin-
 ary, Dear Sisters consider it min iute and you will think < the same Sometimes there is an injustice done
 us; nine time out of ten if would no hurt us if we refused to dwell on it.
 but we are so apt to think it over un.
 til we make mountain out of { mole hill. 8
 l I was reading an editorial in gro 1 days" magazine about lady who wa: like a burst of sunshine and she said
 T use the same method to make peo pie smile as I do to flavor my cook ing. When people look sour and win. i egary. use my sugar of consider | ation and when they are rude ant 1 penpeFy, bring out nay sugar O 1 courtesy and kindness"
 could not help thinking it was onI,
 a substitute for Kitty Leu's Howe
 garden of the exactly the sam l idea expressed in different manner
 The mind garden" written b.
 Kitty Lou, and f'the sugar of consid
 eration," written by this magazine ed
 itor. how much better 1t is to giv
 sugar of consideration or a. flower ou
 of our mind garden than to let prid
 and dignity and natural resentmen
 cry out against taking it kindly, whel
 human kindness will defeat the at
 tack, and it will not succeed in doin l it's injurious work upon us, for ange
 once started blinds us, inf1ames u:
 embitters and reduces us to a con
 dition worse than useless But shoul
 we ignore the affront and do righ it is powerless against us
 I think our greatest happiness come l from doing our duty to all and feel ing that we have treated everybod
 honestly and unselhshiy. If we ar
 busy trying to make some one els happy we shall be happy ourselve. This is the way to live and get req
 happiness.
 Kitty Lou: Your forget-me -ne flower surely was acceptable. I cer tainly appreciated this product fror your mind garden. Now l am
 member of The Corner. am going | return the compliment and welcom . you, and say I seldom pick up Th 7 Bulletin and turn to The Social Cor ner but find myself looking for yor letter, as your experiences seem sim liar to my own.
 shall be glad to hear from any the Sisters.
 II s. c. E.; thank you for your ii
 tie echo in my letter
 r Best wishes to all.