SHAKE IT, BABY, SHAKE IT!

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.

The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what
to do.

Finally he decided the animal was old and the well needed to be covered up
anyway, it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a
shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.

At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then,
to
everyone's amazement, he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well and was
astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something
amazing!

He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors
continued
to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step
up.

Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of
the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting

out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.

Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

      1. Free your heart from hatred.
      2. Free your mind from worries.
      3. Live simply.
      4. Give more.
      5. Expect less.

Not a bad set of rules to live by.