Tips for better Living

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# Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
# Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
# Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
# When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to __________ today.’
# Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
# Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.
# Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
# Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
# Dream more while you are awake.
# Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
# Drink green tea and plenty of water.. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.
# Try to make at least three people smile each day.
# Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
# Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
# 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.
# Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
# Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy flowing.
# Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
# Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
# Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
# You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
# Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
# Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
# No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
# Frame every so-called disaster with these words: ‘In five years, will this matter?’
# Forgive everyone for everything.
# What other people think of you is none of your business.
# GOD heals almost everything.
# However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
# Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
# Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
# Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
# The best is yet to come.
# No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
# Do the right thing!
# Call your friends often. (Or email them to death!!!) Hey I’m thinking of ya!
# Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.
# Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
# Enjoy the ride. Remember 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.