Handbook For Life 2012
HEALTH:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is
manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to meditate.
6. Breathe
7. Read more books than you did in 2011.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
PERSONALITY:
11. Comparing our lives to others is fruitless. We have no idea what their journey is about.
12. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones especially about things out of our control. Invest energy in the positive present moment.
13. Try not to over do. Understand limits.
14. Why take ourselves so seriously. No one else does.
15. Gossip drains precious energy.
16. Dream more while we are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. We already have all we need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Let go of our partners mistakes of the past. Focus on our present/future happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Make peace with our past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of our happiness except us.
22. Realize that life is a school and we are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons we learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. We don’t have to win arguments. It’s ok to agree to disagree.
SOCIETY:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is insignificant compared to what you think of yourself.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends & family will. Stay in touch.
LIFE:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Keep only things that are useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. Higher powers heal everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how we feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When we awake alive in the morning, be thankful.
39. Our Inner most is always happy. Release your “Inner Happy” on the world every day!
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I think it’s great advice
January 1st, 2012 at 2:31 pmThis is something to print out, put up on the fridge and read again and again. Like in a yoga class, we hear the same thing over and over about how to get in a posture, or like the repetition of a mantra. The necessity of hearing it over again is that it moves from mental comprehension, to feeling and fully experiencing it in the body and spirit. Each of these things we can read over again so we can remember to practice and to be motivated to be better and give more. Thanks for sharing this!
January 2nd, 2012 at 8:38 amI love this !!!!!
January 2nd, 2012 at 1:33 pmIs this your advice or did you find it online? It’s perfect!
January 4th, 2012 at 12:34 pmThis just rocks. I’m going to share it on WarRetreat!
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January 5th, 2012 at 1:16 amWow, that really hit the spot! So inspiring, this will be my guide for the years to come. ~namaste
January 6th, 2012 at 1:39 amAlready printed and on my fridge. Thx
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January 9th, 2012 at 9:39 pm@Žiga You are very welcome!
January 10th, 2012 at 4:01 pm@Johan Thanks and be sure to Share!
January 10th, 2012 at 4:03 pm@Kanani Thank You!
January 10th, 2012 at 4:03 pm@Kerry We tweaked a previous version to make it more positive! Thank You
January 10th, 2012 at 4:04 pm@Liz Thank You!
January 10th, 2012 at 4:26 pm@Sandra Thank You and yes repetition is the key
January 10th, 2012 at 4:26 pm@Aloha French We agree! Thank You
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