My handwriting says,
 "Either this guy is one of
 them crazy genius dudes
whose room is a mess but can
 figure stuff out that I never will.....or
he's mentally retarded and still
needs someone to make his lunch."



Anybody who told you to be yourself
simply couldn't have given you worse advice...

 Enhance Your Sense of Humor
Bring out the laughter from within.

 Mark Twain once said,
"Studying humor is like dissecting a frog --
you may know a lot but you end up with a dead frog."
 Nonetheless, we're giving it a try.

Regain your smile.
 A smile and a laugh aren't the same thing,
but they do live in the same neighborhood.
Be sure to smile at simple pleasures --
the sight of kids playing, a loved one
 or friend approaching, the successful
completion of a task, the witnessing of
something amazing or humorous.

Smiles indicate that stress and the weight
 of the world haven't overcome you.

If your day isn't marked by at least a few dozen,
 then you need to explore whether you are
depressed or overly stressed.


1. Respect your own right to be
    unique and express that uniqueness

2. Crucially, respect anyone else's right to
    be unique and express their uniqueness

3. Let no one ever seek to impose
    what they believe on anyone else

“True happiness comes when we learn
 to be content with what we have.”

Happiness as we define it today seems too
overly focused only on material wealth.

The rewards of contentment have been known
 for thousands of years. Montier and the host of
 psychologists and neuroscientists are simply
 “proving” with science what Lau-tzu was
 saying 2500 years ago…

“Be Content with what you have;
 rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
 the whole world belongs to you.” ~ Lao Tzu

After all these years, I have finally figured out that
the only possession that brings me happiness is that
clump of grey matter rattling around in my skull.