The Second Ten Commandments

The Second
Ten Commandments

Thou shalt not worry,
for worry is the most unproductive
of all human activities.

Thou shalt not be fearful,
for most of the things we fear
never come to pass.

Thou shalt not cross bridges,
before you come to them,
for no one has
yet succeeded in accomplishing this.

Thou shalt face each a problem as it comes.
You can only handle one at a time anyway.

Thou shalt not take problems to bed with you,
for they make very poor bedfellows.

Thou shalt not borrow other peoples problems.
They can better care for them than you can.

Thou shalt not try to relive yesterday for good or ill,
it is forever gone.

Concentrate on what is happening in your life
and be happy now.

Thou shalt be a good listener,
for only when you listen
do you hear different ideas from your own.
It is hard to learn something new
when you are talking,
and some people do know more than you do.

Thou shalt not become bogged down by frustration,
for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity
and will only interfere with positive action.

Thou shalt count thy blessings,
never overlooking the small ones,
for a lot of small blessings add up to a big one.

Beatitudes
of the Christian Home

1. Blessed is the home where prayer is said--
because therein dwells the Lord.

2. Blessed is the home where Sundays and Holy Days are observed--
for its inhabitants shall enjoy the festival of Heaven.

3. Blessed is the home from which they do not go out to sinful entertainments--
for there will reign true Christian joy and pleasure.

4. Blessed is the home where blasphemy, intemperance,
immoral magazines and books,
lewd pictures, dirty language never enter--
for there will rest the blessings of peace.

5. Blessed is the home where infants are born and soon baptized--
for there are formed the children of God.

6. Blessed is the home where the doctrine of Christ
is loved and learned;
where the Church's laws of Sunday Mass,
Confession and Communion,
fast and abstinence, are faithfully observed--
for there will the light of living faith
shine forth to all men.

7. Blessed is the home where the priest is called
in time for the dying--
for there illness will be alleviated
and death will be blessed.

8. Blessed is the home where parents are
consoled by the love of obedient children--
for it will be the dwelling place of just men,
the sanctuary of virtues
and the tabernacle of salvation.

~By Ruth Bourdon~