I have attempted here to compile a list of things to do that will help you stay sane and happy in a VERY, VERY fucked up world. 

       1. TURN OFF THE GODDAMNED TELEVISION  !!!!  Especially the news which has been specially designed to keep you in a state of helplessness and FEAR.  True enough there is a need to be aware of the world around you but rest assured   that a great deal of what is done with the news is turning " incidents " into the possible beginning of a war ( or in the case of Ferguson turning it into a race riot ).  In " 1984 " George Orwell illustrated this very well with the media presentation of " a constant state of war " and the " two minute Hate " sessions that very effectively kept MOST folks in a state of static paranoia.  Hard to try and work on making a better life or world with that kind of atmosphere.  Regular programming also does it's evil little part with cultural brainwashing and the constant call for conspicuous consumption of fashion items, gadgets and junk food.  ( Although I do enjoy watching Paris Hilton do her lesbian thing for Hardees it does not make me want a Hardees burger. I just like watching lesbians, or even Paris pretending to be a lesbian. ) 

2 STOP BEHAVING DEMOGRAPHICALLY   !!!  Few things earn my disrespect quicker than folks who say I'm this way because I'm a woman, or a man or a black or a white. FUCK THAT  !!!  Try being a good human just for humanity's sake and stop responding to bogus and Medeival demographic expectations. 

3.  Remember, THERE IS NO SECRET FORMULA OR SYSTEM THAT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER.  This especially goes for RELIGION of any sort.  Even DEMOCRACY falls far short as there is no such thing as equality in this world except in DEATH.  You'll have to take responsibility for making a meaningful life for yourself.  There are plenty of Jim Jones types out there who will gladly lead the clueless and shiftless to the poison Kool Aid urn. 

4. YOU CAN'T SAVE THE WORLD.   But you CAN make your little part of it more sane and happy.  Stop allowing the bullshit from systems and people who only want to drag you in to their sad, stupid scenes. 

5. FIND WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO AND START DOING IT.  This may involve a certain amount of isolation as there are a great many folks who can't endure people who have made a happy meaningful life for themselves.  That is because they have unhappy, meaningless lives. But instead of doing the decent thing by killing themselves they would rather drag you into their misery. 

       I could probably come up with more but I think these are a pretty good representation of what has worked for me.

      " I would only lie if it were absolutely convenient. "  W C Fields