Daily 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 eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4.       Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5.       Take time for your spiritual guidance.
6.       Play more games
7.       Read more books than you did in 2009 .
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.    Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12.    Don't hold onto negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13.    Don't over do, unless its kindness.
14.    Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15.    Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16.    Dream more while you are awake
17.    Envy is a waste of time. It gets in the way of enjoying what you have, and the gifts that will come.
18.    Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your loved ones of their mistakes of the past. That will interfere with your present happiness.
19.    Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. You don't have to love them, you can be neutral.
20.    Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21.    Happiness is an inside job, you have the control.
22.    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.
23.    Smile and laugh more. Studies show we need 12 laughs a day  to stay healthy.
24.    You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree and both can be right.

Society:
25.    Call your loved ones often.
26.    Each day give something good to others.
27.    Forgive everyone for everything. You cannot change them. Holding a grudge is like a cancer, it can kill you.
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 none of your business.               
31.    Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life: 
32.    Do the right thing!
33.    Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34.    Celebrate your successes and learn from your mistakes.
35.    However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36.    No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37.    The best is yet to come.
38.    When you awake alive in the morning, be thankful for it.
39.    Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy. 
40.    Read and Repeat often.

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