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knew however, if it was the reverse, if she had overcharged me, I would be upset. So, I pointed out her mistake and gave her the extra fifty-five dollars that I owed. She was not only grateful but shocked that I would be so honest.

Someone once said, "When I do good, I feel good." When I walked out of that store, I knew those words to be true. I felt fabulous. I knew I wouldn't have to deal with a guilty conscience.

4. Read Uplifting Literature

A good way to counteract the negative is to read uplifting books.

As a child, I read the classic, "Jane Eyre." This novel is about Jane an orphan who has many tragedies in her young life. Ultimately she triumphs over adversity with her moral courage. This book had an enormous impact on some of the choices I made in my life.

Reading scriptures, biographies and inspirational novels, is one way we can surround ourselves with positive inspiration.

5. Be Grateful

In this day of abundance, some people have the mistaken idea that it is what we have that makes us happy. On a trip to Africa, I was in the most humble of homes.

I saw naked children and ragged looking adults. I have had countless people tell me that they couldn't go on a trip like that because it would be too sad. How mistaken they are, for I didn't see sadness. I saw a people who were not only happy, but joyful.

Happiness doesn't come from possessions; it comes from being grateful for what we have.

While at work in the portrait studio, a bride came in to view her pre-wedding portraits. This disgruntled young woman was displeased with everything from the photographer to her future husband. Trying to make her happy I informed her that someone had given her a gift and prepaid for a portrait. Her face fell and with a little pout she replied, "I can't believe that is all they are giving me!"

One day my daughter took her son Taylor on an Easter egg hunt. There were about ten children involved in the search. All the children were scurrying to collect as many eggs as possible. All that is, except two year old Taylor. He would find an egg, slowly turn it around in his hands, study it for a minute and then decide if it was worthy of his collection. If he didn't like it, he would put it back and go in quest of another. At the end of the hunt he didn't have nearly as many eggs as the other children but those he had were prized possessions. He left the party with a big grin on his face.

When the weight of the world is on your shoulders, be grateful and count your blessings!

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