英语美文Good advice for you to live happily.doc

It is Okay to Make Mistakes Making mistakes is something we all do, and I am still a fine and worthwhile person when I make them. There is no reason for me to get upset when I make a mistake. I am trying, and if I make a mistake, I am going to continue trying. I can handle making a mistake. It is okay for others to make mistakes, too. I will accept mistakes in myself and also mistakes that others make. Everybody Doesn’t Have to Love Me Not everybody has to love me or even like me. I don’t necessarily like everybody, I know, so why should everybody else like me? I enjoy being liked and being loved, but if somebody doesn’t like me, I will still be okay and still feel like I am an okay person. I cannot make somebody like me, anymore than somebody can get me to like them. I don’t need approval all the time. If someone does not approve of me, I will still be okay. I Don’t Have to Control Things I will survive if things are different than what I want them to be. I can accept things the way they are, accept people the way they are, and accept myself the way I am. There is no reason to get upset if I can’t change things to fit my idea of how they ought to be. There is no reason why I should have to like everything. Even if I don’t like it, I can live with it. I am Responsible for My Day I am responsible for how I feel and what I do. Nobody can make me feel anything. If I have a rotten day, I am the one who allows it to be that way. If I have a great day, I am the one who deserves credit for being positive. It is not the responsibility of other people to change so that I can feel better. I am the one who is in charge of my life. I Can Handle It When Things Go Wrong I don’t need to watch out for things to go wrong. Things usually to just fine, and when they don’t, I can handle it. I don’t have to waste my energy worrying. The sky won’t fall in ;things will be okay. I am Capable I don’t need someone else to take care of my problems. I am capable. I can take care of myself. I