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I
Thou shall not worry,
for worry is the most unproductive
of all human activities.
 II
Thou shall not be fearful,
for most of the things we fear
never come to pass.
III
Thou shall not cross bridges
before you come to them,
for no one yet has succeeded
in accomplishing this.
IV
Thou shall face
each problem as it comes.
You can only handle one
at a time anyway.
V
Thou shall not take
problems to bed with you,
for they make very poor bedfellows.
VI
Thou shall not borrow
other people's problems.
They can better care for them
than you can.
VII
Thou shall not try
to relive yesterday
for good or ill, it is gone forever.
Concentrate on what is happening
in your life and be happy now!
VIII
Thou shall be a good listener,
for only when you listen do you hear
ideas different from your own.
It is hard to learn something new
when you are talking,
and some people
do know more than you do.
IX
Thou shall not become "bogged down"
by frustration,
for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity
and will only interfere
with positive action
X
Thou shall count thy blessings,
never overlooking the small ones,
for a lot of small blessings
add up to a big one.
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