ams. But she was not happy there, and sighed
for freedom. She wanted to move, and did move, once, twice, thrice, to
different points of the United States. She was discontented with each
change. She is to-day possessed of all comforts and luxuries which
life can afford, yet she is the same restless soul. She likes to read,
but it is always the book which she does not possess which she craves.
If she is in the library with shelves book-filled, she goes into the
garret and hunts in old boxes for a book or a paper which has been cast
aside.

If she is in a picture gallery, she wants to go to the window and look
out on the street, but when she is on the street it bores her, and she
longs to go in the house.

If a member of the family is absent, she gets no enjoyment out of the
society of those at home; yet when that absent one returns her mind
strays elsewhere, seeking some imagined happiness not found here.

I wonder if such souls ever find it, even in the spirit realm, or if
they go on there seeking and always seeking something just beyond. It
is a great gift to learn to enjoy the present--to get all there is out
of it, and to think of to-day as a piece of eternity. Begin now to
teach yourself this great art if you have not thought of it before. To
be able to enjoy heaven, one must learn first to enjoy earth.

Morning Influences

What do you think about the very first thing in the morning?

Your thoughts during the first half-hour of the morning will greatly
influence the entire day. You may not realize this, but it is
nevertheless a fact.

If you set out with worry, and depression, and bitterness of soul
toward fate or man, you are giving the key note to a day of discords
and misfortunes.

If you think peace, hope and happiness, you are sounding a note of
harmony and success.

The result may not be felt at once, but it will not fail to make itself
evident eventually.

Control your morning thoughts. You can do it.

The first moment on waking, no matter what your mood, say to yourself:
"I will get all the comfort and pleasure possible out of this day, and
I will do something to add to the measure of the world's happiness or
well-being. I will control myself when tempted to be irritable or
unhappy, I will look for the bright side of every event."

Once you say these things over to yourself in a calm, earnest way, you
will begin to feel more cheerful. The worries and troubles of the
coming da