You Need Have No Dull Hours If

Do Not Let Trifles Disturb Your Tranquility Of Mind. The Little Pin-pricks Of Daily Life When Dwelt Upon And Magnified, May Do Great Damage, But If Ignored Or Dismissed From Thought, Will Disappear From Inanition.

Life Is So Great In Its Opportunities And Possibilities, That You Should Rise Confidently Above The Inevitable Trifles Incident To Daily Contact With The World. Life Is Too Precious To Be Sacrificed For The Nonessential And Transient. . . . Ignore The Inconsequential.

Today Is The Day In Which To Express Your Noblest Qualities Of Mind And Heart, To Do At Least One Worthy Thing Which You Have Long Postponed, And To Use Your God-given Abilities For The Enrichment Of Some Less Fortunate Fellow Traveler. Today You Can Make Your Life . . . Significant And Worthwhile. The Present Is Yours To Do With It As You Will.

Your Life Is Like A Book. The Title Page Is Your Name, The Preface Your Introductions To The World. The Pages Are A Daily Record Of Your Efforts, Trials, Pleasures, Discouragements, And Achievements. Day By Day Your Thoughts And Acts Are Being Inscribed In Your Book Of Life. Hour By Hour, The Record Is Being Made That Must Stand For All Time. Once The Word 'finish' Must Be Written, Let It Then Be Said Of Your Book That It Is A Record Of Noble Purpose, Generous Service, And Work Well-done.

It Is Possible To Make Each Year Bring With It A Lasting Gift To Add To The Fullness Of Experience, To Be Treasured Up, Savored, And Remembered. They Need Not Be Startling, These Gifts Of The Years; They May Be Things That Lie Within The Reach Of All.