Handbook for 2011

So, my friend sent me this a couple of weeks ago in one of those mass forwards. It is one of the more useful ones I have received. This is all stuff we already know, but forget about during the daily bustle of our lives. Read it. Agree with it. Do it. I'm gonna try. Let's hope 2011 picks up because, I don't know about you, but it's been a rough January for me...

HANDBOOK FOR 2011

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 less food that is manufactured in plants

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

5. Play more games

6. Read more books than you did in 2010

7. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes a day

8. Sleep for at least 7 hours

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

Personality:

10. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about

11. Don't have negative thoughts for things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment

12. Don't overdo it. Keep your limits.

13. Don't take yourself too seriously. No one else does.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip

15. Dream more while you are awake

16. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

17. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness

18. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

19. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

20. No one is in charge of your happiness except you

21. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply a part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime

22. Smile and laugh more

23. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

24. Call your family often

25. Each day give something good to others

26. Forgive everyone for everything

27. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6

28. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day

29. What other people think of you is none of your business

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch

Life:

31. Do the right thing!

32. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful

33. However good or bad a situation is, it will change...

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up

35. The best is yet to come...