Optimist's Creed

So I've been struggling lately with trying to stay positive.  I think I may have been trying to do too much, and have let things get to me.  I recently watched "The Secret" which is based on the book, and deals with your attitude, outlook, and such.  I have much to learn, but I'm starting - I even have an app on my iPhone that includes a new message every day or a new technique to help harness your positivity.  Here is a creed to live by and try to recite daily... I will start and let you know how it goes:


I promise myself:

To be so strong, nothing can disturb my peace of mind.

To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.

To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.

To think only of the best, to work for the best

and to expect only the best.

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of 

others as I am about my own.

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the 

greater achievements of the future.

To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile

to every living creature I meet.

To give so much time to improving myself that I

have no time to criticize others.

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,

and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world,

not in loud word, but in great deeds.

To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side,

so long as I am true to the best that is in me.