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Happiness Nuggets of Wisdom. Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments. Be me Let it go. Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments. Act the way I want to feel Do it now. Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments. Be polite and be fair Enjoy the process. Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments. Spend out Identify the problem.
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Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • Be me • Let it go
Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • Act the way I want to feel • Do it now
Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • Be polite and be fair • Enjoy the process
Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • Spend out • Identify the problem
Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • Lighten up • Do what ought to be done
Gretchen’s Twelve Commandments • No calculation • There is only love.
Happiness Experiment Commandments • You can’t go back, only forward
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Life happens, deal with it
Happiness Experiment Commandments • There’s always time to be happy – even if only for 5 seconds
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Relax – you’ll figure out “why” later
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Be nice to everyone, even if you don’t like them
Happiness Experiment Commandments • There’s hope • The only behavior you can control is your own
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Savor the moment
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Practice gratefulness • Allow and accept occasional sadness
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Take a risk • Take time to breathe
Happiness Experiment Commandments • Let go of the fear. • Give yourself a break.
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • People don’t notice your mistakes as much as you think • It’s okay to ask for help
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • Most decisions don’t require extensive research
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • Do good, feel good
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • You can choose what you do; you can’t choose what you like to do
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • You don’t have to be good at everything
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • You can’t profoundly change your children’s natures by nagging them or signing them up for classes
Gretchen’s Secrets of Adulthood • If you are not failing, you are not trying hard enough
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • If it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t count
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • The worst case scenario isn’t the end of the world, and living as though it is isn’t living
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • Your best, if it truly is your best, is always enough
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • Happiness doesn’t find you. You find it. • Happiness takes effort.
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • Being goofy is fun.
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • So is singing out of key
Happiness Experiment Secrets of Adulthood • Happiness is not a thing or a possession. It starts from within and emanates outward.