There are some game plans that sound totally illogical and backwards, but actually work. 🙂
How to Be Cheerful
by Edgar Guest
How to be cheerful, do you say,
when the wind is cold and the skies are gray?
How to be cheerful? Just one way:
forget yourself for awhile today.
Never mind self and your irksome cares.
Somebody else greater burden bears.
Stretch out a helping hand and play
the friend to all who may chance your way.
You’ll never be cheerful sitting there
sorrowing over the hurts you bear,
for never a joyous hour is known
by the man who thinks of himself alone.
How to be cheerful? Scatter cheer;
share your life with your neighbors here;
encourage the weary and comfort the sad*
and you’ll find more joy than you’ve ever had.
From his book, The Collected Works of Edgar A Guest
© 1934 by the Reilly & Lee company
*You may have to do this by phone until Covid-19 has been banished. 🙂
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What a nice poem. Full of wisdom and good humor. LOL.
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Glad you enjoyed it.
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Wise words indeed! I’ll scatter cheer with my neighbours at the next opportunity!
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Take them a plate of homemade biscuits. 🙂 Granted, some neighbours are more receptive than others.
Last year at this time a person could have, in friendship, offered the neigbhbours a roll of toilet paper. I think that era has passed, though.
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I’m very fortunte in having lovely neighbours in all the flats beneath my loft. We often share biscuits and more! Very true about the loo roll!
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