How to be Happy … 1 -Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things. 2- Make the best of your circumstances. No one has everything , and everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears. 3 -Don’t take yourself too seriously. Don’t think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls other people. 4 -You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you. 5 -Don’t let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself. 6 -Do the things you enjoy doing , but stay out of debt. 7- Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than real ones. 8- Since hate poisons the soul , do not cherish jealously , enmity , grudges . Avoid people who make you unhappy. 9 -Have many interests. If you can’t travel , read about new places. 10 -Don’t hold postmortems. Don’t spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don’t be one who never gets over things. 11- Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself. 12 -Keep busy at something . A busy person never has time to be unhappy