Violence appears to be replacing Happiness in society

Kids used to take an apple to school for the teacher. Today, it is not uncommon to encounter guns and knives. School classrooms used to be the safest places we could provide for our kids. Nowadays we have bullying, resulting in some cases in suicide, or retaliation with often deadly results caused by the bullied victim.

We have bullying and sex exploitation on the Internet. Violence is now a common feature in movies, videos, and video games, which our children watch and play, and which is resultyng in escalating violence amongst young people.

In the workplace it isn;t any better, here we employees shooting their supervisor and coworkers in some instances. We have road rage with innocent people being the victims of irate drivers.We have air rage caused by people getting upset at the slightest provocation, or for no reason at all.

Bars and clubs are no exception to violence. People used to frequent these places to get together with friends for relaxation, entertainment and enjoyment. These days violence is common within, as well as outside these establishments.

And then of course we ahave the menace of global terrorism aimed at the destruction of people and property for ideals we can't comprehend.

Although I don't have all the answers to turn things around, I have come up with my own 10 rules for adopting a happier attitude and approach to life.

Life may not be fair, but it beats the alternative
Take your responsibilities seriously and yourself lightly
Life is too short to spend your energy hating anyone
Don't worry, be happy. Most worries tend to be for nothing
If everyone threw their problems in a basket and you saw everybody else's, more than likely you would take yours back
Don't compare your life with the Jones' - You have no idea what their problems are
Take a deep breath once in a while - It's like a mini vacation
Life should be lived - not endured
Learn to forgive and forget - you become the winner
Nothing is forever - learn to adapt to change