Monday, June 24, 2013

The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness

Put a big, broad, honest-to-God smile on your face; throw back your shoulders; take a good, deep breath; and sing a snatch of song. If you can't sing, whistle. If you can't whistle, hum.

"The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if your cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there."

You will quickly discover that it is physically impossible to remain depressed while you are acting out the symptoms of being happy!

I found it in the book 'How to stop worrying and start living - Dale Carnegie.

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