Good rules to live by:

[kcsunshine]

My cousin sent this to me in an e-mail and I thought it worth sharing

HANDBOOK 2010

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 for 7 hours..
10. Take a 10-30 minutes 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 or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
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 happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class 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 often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ 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 job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals 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.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

thanks KC!

i love that you posted this - yay!

ps i loved the one about 'what other people think of you is none of your business'

 

[Sunny]

That is a great list.

 

[framing fowl]

Thanks KC! I especially love # 33. We're starting to pack in anticipation of moving again. It's good to have a yardstick to judge things by. That and the fact that everything other than the shop has to fit in a 5'x10' trailer

 

[kcsunshine]

Glad you all enjoyed it. I have trouble with # 24. I have to win every argument (just ask my husband).

 

[Farmfresh]

VERY good advice for all.

 

[abifae]

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

i eat every meal like a food snob. is that close enough?

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

What's the empathy part about? It doesn't match the other two.

7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .

At least one daily?!? I won't have TIME!

9. Sleep for 7 hours..

10.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

16. Dream more while you are awake

I do this. It's called schizophrenia.

27. Forgive everyone for everything..

LOL!! I have still never forgiven anyone for anything Then again, I have also never felt jealousy or guilt. Go me.

I won't go over all the other ones I didn't even understand. But amusing

 

[chipmunk]

abi, you crack me up!