40 tips for a better life
By chai37
@chai37 (142)
Philippines
September 6, 2008 11:44pm CST
HERE'S A FORWARDED MESSAGE I RECEIVED IN MY MAIL. LET ME SHARE IT WITH YOU. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP.
40 TIPS FOR A BETTER LIFE:
1.TAKE A 10-30MIN. WALK EVERYDAY. SMILE WHILE YOU WALK ITS THE ULTIMATE ANTI-DEPRESSANT.
2. SIT IN SILENCE FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES EACH DAY. BUY A LOCK IF YOU HAVE TO.
3. RECORD YOUR LATE NIGHT SHOWS AND GET MORE SLEEP.
4. WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT, "MY PURPOSE IS TO ____ TODAY."5.LIVE WITH THE 3 E's--ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND EMPATHY.
6. WATCH MORE MOVIES, PLAY MORE GAMES, AND READ MORE BOOKS THAN YOU DID LAST YEAR.
7. MAKE TIME TO PRACTICE MEDITATION, YOGA, TAI-CHI, AND PRAYER. THEY PROVIDE US WITH DAILY FUEL FOR OUR BUSY LIFE.
8. SPEND MORE TIME WITH PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 70 AND UNDER THE AGE OF 6.
9.DREAM MORE WHILE YOU'RE AWAKE.
10.EAT MORE FOODS THAT GROW ON TREES AND PLANTS, EAT LESS FOOD THAT IS MANUFACTURED IN PLANTS.
11.DRINK GREEN TEA AND PLENTY OF WATER. EAT BLUEBERRIES, WHITE ALASKAN SALMON, BROCCOLI, ALMONDS & WALNUTS.
12.TRY TO MAKE AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE SMILE EACH DAY.
13. CLEAR YOUR CLUTTER FROM YOUR HOUSE, YOUR CAR, YOUR DESK AND LET NEW AND FLOWING ENERGY INTO YOUR LIFE.
14. DON'T WASTE YOUR ENERGY ON GOSSIP, ENERGY VAMPIRES, ISSUES OF THE PAST, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS OR THINGS YOU CANNOT CONTROL. INSTEAD INVEST YOUR ENERGY ON THE POSITIVE PRESENT MOMENT.
15.REALIZE THAT LIFE IS A SCHOOL AND YOU ARE HERE TO LEARN. PROBLEMS ARE SIMPLE PART OF THE CURRICULUM THAT APPEAR AND FADE AWAY LIKE ALGEBRA CLASS BUT THE LESSONS YOU LEARNED WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
16.EAT BREAKFAST LIKE A KING, LUNCH LIKE A PRINCE AND DINNER LIKE A COLLEGE KID.
17.SMILE AND LAUGH MORE. IT WILL KEEP THE ENERGY VAMPIRES AWAY.
18. LIFE'S ISN'T FAIR. BUT IT IS STILL GOOD.
19.LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WASTE TIME HATING ANYONE.
20.DON'T TAKE YOURSELF SO SERIOUSLY. NO ONE ELSE DOES.
21. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WIN EVERY ARGUMENT. AGREE TO DISAGREE.
22.MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR PAST SO IT WON'T SCREW UP THE PRESENT.
23.DON'T COMPARE YOUR LIFE TO OTHERS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEIR JOURNEY IS ALL ABOUT.
24.BURN CANDLES, USE NICE BED SHEETS, DON'T SAVE FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION. TODAY IS SPECIAL.
25.NO ONE IS IN-CHARGE OF YOUR HAPPINESS BUT YOU.
26.FRAME EVERY SO-CALLED DISASTERS WITH THESE WORDS.."IN FIVE YEARS, WILL THIS MATTER?"27.FORGIVE EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING.
28. WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF YOU IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
29.TIME HEALS EVERYTHING. GIVE IT TIME. TIME.
30.HOWEVER GOOD OR BAD A SITUATION IS,IT WILL CHANGE. STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT THE WEATHER,YOUR JOB, RENT ETC...
31. YOUR JOB WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF YOU WHEN YOU'RE SICK, YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL. STAY IN TOUCH.
32. GET RID OF ANYTHING THAT ISN'T USEFUL,BEAUTIFUL OR JOYFUL.
33.ENVY IS A WASTE OF TIME. YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL YOU NEED.
34.THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
35.NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, GET UP, DRESS UP AND SHOW UP.
36.DO THE RIGHT THING!37.CALL YOUR FAMILY OFTEN.
38.EACH NIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: "I AM THANKFUL FOR_____." "TODAY I ACCOMPLISHED_________."39. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED.
40.ENJOY THE RIDE...REMEMBER THAT THIS IS NOT DISNEY WORLD AND YOU CERTAINLY DON'T WANT A FAST PASS. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE RIDE THROUGH LIFE SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT AND ENJOY THE RIDE.
5 responses
@stellaray (83)
• United States
12 Sep 08
I really Love your post.especially #35 get up,dress up and show up.I take it to mean, as I have seen this with my own eyes "vanity is the hallmark of sanity" Even the act of taking a shower, can pull a deadened soul back from the brink.
for those of us who are very sensitive to the actions of others and have be hurt by words...hence, causing depression,which in my world, at times has left me with a longing to just lay in bed and wallow ...that really spoke to me.
In the last six months my world has toppled from having everything I AFFIRMED FOR:To losing one thing after another: things, I loved, that took years to nurture GONE! all gone,! now I am left,having to fight the reaction to just shut down, and never get up again...I will remember that one.
The getting up in the morning,writing journal, and seizing the day...I have found is far more useful than months of "pity me therapy"....
Our lives are a series of experiments in my opinion. Some work, while others don't. some experiments work out and stay for the long haul, while some just peter out...it is our responsibility to make our own bed,and again and again...learn to take chances. Win or Lose...you have to keep trying....if only because you were born.
We are all individual souls encased in skin and bones, and on our own path....
That path can turn wrong at times and it is important to remember that Living takes a lot of courage.
Thank you friend for the top 40...
Stella
@stellaray (83)
• United States
23 Sep 08
Chai, we are on the same wave length, thank you for the NOD...
xoxoxo,
Stella
@sunkissed (4330)
• United States
8 Sep 08
Thank you so much for this great post. I do try to do some of these, there are a lot of others I really am going to try to do more. This world would be a much better place to live if everyone would abide by all of these comments.
@sumiirajj (1983)
• India
7 Sep 08
Hi friend,very useful tips.I shall try to follow the same in my life too.Thanks for sharing.happy mylotting.
@gayathrigs (871)
• India
9 Sep 08
Hi, very useful tips. these simple tips help us a lot. Getting up early in the morning is one of the greatest ways to make the whole day active and relaxed. Thank you so much for your concern towards all of us to forward this long msg to us , I hope most of us will follow atleast few of these tips. Bye
