The document provides 12 tips for being happy, including making the most of your circumstances, not taking yourself too seriously, not worrying about criticism from others, having diverse interests, staying busy, and helping those less fortunate. It encourages finding pleasure in simple things, maintaining a positive outlook, and avoiding dwelling on past mistakes or sorrows. The document is promoting a weekly PowerPoint slideshow email and asks recipients to reply to receive future emails.

1. 12 Ways To Be Happy: Enya

2. 1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

3. 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.

4. 3. Don't take yourself too seriously. Don't think that somehow you should be protected from misfortune that befalls other people.

5. 4. You can't please everybody. Don't let criticism worry you.

6. 5. Don't let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.

7. 6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.

8. 7. Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than real ones.

9. 8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish jealousy. Avoid people who make you unhappy.

10. 9. Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about new places.

11. 10. Don't hold postmortems. Don't spend your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be one who never gets over things.

12. 11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.

13. 12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.

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