Rules for Happy Living

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If someone were to ask you what you think the Top 10 Rules for Happy Living are....what would you tell them? What ARE your Top 10 Rules for Happy Living (mine are in no specific order) 1 - Get to know yourself...the good and the less than pleasant...Knowing who you TRULY are opens the door to endless possiblities as well as gives you a better handle on the whys and hows in your life 2 - Dont be afraid to stand alone! - Why waste time following the masses...Truly learn what you believe in for yourself by doing the research and giving issues serious thought rather than goin along with everyone else cause its easier.... 3 - Be Proud of who you are and what you are about! - What does it matter if others dont "get you" or like you etc...Why let their opinion of you influence you in any way...if YOU like you then bottomline thats all that matters and jealousy will get the naysayers absolutely NOWHERE ;-) 4 - Live completely....Life isnt just about going through the motions day in and day out waiting for your time to come..Life is about seeing/feeling/thinking/experiencing/learning and sometimes doing absolutely nothing....Be mindful of the life you life completely...Be aware of all, physically, mentally, emotionally and so on... 5 - Be Openminded and Bendable.....Being negative and narrowminded along with rigid isnt in anyones best interest, let alone yours...Being openminded and bendable ISNT about changing your ways or beliefs etc...its about learnign to be not only tolerant but accepting of the ppl and world around you and that is a positive thing. 6 - Have Compassion, Understanding and Kindness - We all want ppl to be compassionate, understanding and kind to us so why is it so hard for some to do the same for others...Even if you dont understand the why's or how comes of anothers life/choices/experiences etc realize that we all have a story of our own and we all deserve to be respected and treated properly even if ppl dont know our full life story 7 - LAUGH, LAUGH, LAUGH - Learn to see the humour in life....even in your own tragedies and sorrows....Dont let the sadness or angers you may come across or experience weigh you down...Learn to laugh on a regular basis...Life is a ride, enjoy it as such ;-) 8 - LOVE - Love others, love yourself, love your existence, love the existence of the world and ppl around you..... 9 - Experience, be adventurous, LEARN - Nevermind the same old same old day in and day out..shake things up once in awhile and try new things....by doing that you are learning and learning brings new positive flow into ones life IMO 10 - Just BE - Sometimes, just be...dont think, dont do anything just sit and BE...... what are your Top 10?