As the New Year gets underway I would like to offer the following words of wisdom to all of you. If we all could master a few or perhaps all of these, then the world would better for our efforts. Pay extra attention to the Personality section.
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's - energy, enthusiasm and empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep at least 7 hours..
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts on things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Maintain your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Daydream more.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't weight the present.
21. No one but you is in charge of your happiness.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum and fade away but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family and friends often.
26. Each day give something good to others. A tight hug is always welcomed.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your employer won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. Good food, good friends and good times heal everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
I wish all of you a happy and prosperous year in all that you do.
LJ
