Some Rules for Happiness:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

1. Whenever you can, make someone else happy.
2. Be willing to forgive yourself.
3. Do not speak ill of others.
4. Accept those who are different than yourself.
5. Know when you break one of these rules you get a free do over.

PLEASE feel free to add all the things I missed in this list.

And no. I'm not dosing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. 6. Worry about what you can change, not about what you can't change & seek wisdom to differentiate.

Less tersely:

Worry about things you can change. Accept things you can't change. Seek the wisdom to tell the two apart and which is which.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. (Smiles) Sounds like the "Serenity Prayer."

"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Yes, so many different formulations around the world all saying the same thing

The way you put it is perhaps the best.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. 7. When all else fails, observe the beauty of ordinary Nature. . . . nt

[EarthFirst]

5. 8. Get outdoors

Enjoy nature.
Plant trees.
Watch a sunrise.
View the stars.

[babydollhead]

6. Breathe in. Come back to right now

Breathe out. Let it go.
Each inhale is a chance to notice

“Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
Mary Oliver

[likesmountains 52]

7. Pet a dog

[3catwoman3]

8. Snuggle a purring kitten or cat.

Look at the moon.

[former9thward]

9. "3. Do not speak ill of others. 4. Accept those who are different than yourself."

I am not sure posting these on a political discussion site will work out well.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

10. 5. Know when you break one of these rules you get a free do over.

[bahboo]

11. Don't sweat the small stuff...

[TurboDem]

12. When you are having a bad day

literally sit down and count your blessings.

[highplainsdem]

19. +1,000,000

[Nictuku]

13. ... "and no. I'm not dosing"

... "and no. I'm not dosing" made me laugh out loud. I am actually trying micro-dosing for depression. Seems to be working so far

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

14. Good for you. Being an old friend of Tim Leary's, I approve.

[multigraincracker]

15. I'm the luckiest person in the world.

Have of it is good luck and the other half bad luck.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

16. Not a big believer in luck as it would have me assume an external force is influencing my life.

[multigraincracker]

17. Opposites define each other.

A coin can't have heads without tails.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

18. A coin is a fiction

[multigraincracker]

20. It's a symbol, just like words and we

mistake the words for the things. Religion teaches us who to love and who to hate. That's why I don't buy into religion, but find it so interesting to watch others fascination with it. As a Humanist, I always put humans above gods.