Manic Mondays are all about slowing down and enjoying your life. This week I found some words of wisdom from another chain letter. I hate the crap that proliferates my email in-box, but every now and then, I find some of it holds some good reminders of how to live better. This gem arrived from a new-old friend rediscovered thanks to Facebook, Veronica. Here are some good life suggestions that arrived in my inbox today direct from her:
1 . 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. Talk to the angels/god/goddesses/buddha/allah/the sky, about what is going on in your life. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to__________ today. I am thankful for______________'
4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
13. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
14. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “In five years, will this matter?”
17. Forgive everyone for everything.
18. What other people think of you is none of your business.
19. Time heals everything - but you may have to ask a power greater than yourself to help.
20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
21. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch!!
22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.
24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings. You'll be smiling before you know it.
May you be blessed in every way.
Monday, April 6, 2009
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Lisa,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this wonderful post. I found you through A Work in Progress and I enjoy reading your stuff. Quite inspirational and somehow speaks to me.
I am going to post this little email ditty that you have here...it is quite insightful and I think will make a difference!
Thanks so much for sharing, have a fantastic day!
Nerina :)