Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- The pursuit of happiness -- Spiritual deficiency syndrome -- The unique human spirit -- The ability to be self-aware -- The ability to be humble -- The ability to choose -- The ability to be patient -- The ability to make the most of circumstances -- The ability to improve -- The ability to be compassionate -- The ability to have perspective -- The ability to have purpose -- The ability to search for truth -- The ability to change -- 10 steps to happiness -- Step 1: "I am aware that I have some shortcomings, and I want to become a better person." -- Step 2: "I realize that I can be in charge of my behavior." -- Step 3: "I realize that changing my character traits is a slow process, but I am willing to persist : I'm going to work on my character defects, one by one." -- Step 4: "I am going to look for ways to overcome my negative character traits." -- Step 5: "I will cultivate enjoyable spiritual experiences." -- Step 6: "I will give serious consideration to the relative importance of things." -- Step 7: "I will avoid things that are inimical to my spirituality." -- Step 8: "I will laugh more." -- Step 9: "I will work to keep setbacks from discouraging me." -- Step 10: "I realize there is never an end to spiritual growth."