Tips For a Good Life...
Watson Lake, Prescott, Arizona1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows so you can get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statement: "My purpose today is to _______________."
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
8. Dream more while you are awake.
9. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less foods that are manufactured in 'plants'.
10. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.
11. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
12. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk, and let new and flowing energy into your life.
13. Don't waste your precious time on Energy Vampires...gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
14. 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.
15. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
16. Smile & laugh more. It keeps Energy Vampires away.
17. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
18. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
19. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
20. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
21. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
22. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
23. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
24. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. Introspection heals almost everything.
28. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
29. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick...your family and friends will.
30. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.
31. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
32. The best is yet to come.
33. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
34. Do the right thing!
35. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!) Hey, I'm thinkin' of ya!
36. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.