A celebration of life, love, and happiness

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. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘My purpose is to __________ today.’
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, and almonds.
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 sometimes, 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 don’t 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.  The Universe has healing powers.
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.

On one of his tape series, Wayne Dyer suggests that we “get out of judgment and onto purpose”.

I started thinking about this the other day and noticed something that really surprised me. I had no idea how much of the time my thoughts are making judgment.

I would look at a person and think that they were ugly or pretty (judgment). Look at a car, a house, a building, a sign and think good or bad (judgment).

The more that I thought about it, almost every thought that I had was a judgment. A comparison of an item to my idea of right and placing that item on my spectrum is a judgment.

Try this for a day, keep track of how many times you look at something or someone and make a judgment. If is is a quick mental comparison, you are judging that item against your mental scorecard.

So, how do we stop this? One way is to have a purpose.

For me, I have taken a line out of the preamble of Alcoholics Anonymous that is read before every meeting. This line states that “our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics stay sober”. So, I work to stay on this purpose and help others.

One result of this is that I am not in judgment as much. When I am concentrating on my purpose, I have a direction and am not just sitting around feeling sorry for myself.

I hear a lot of people asking how they can be happy. One way is to select a purpose and spend part of your day working toward its accomplishment.

And, purpose and goal are two different things. To me, a goal is a task that one is attempting to accomplish. But a purpose is a guideline that will be applied to their life.

If we are just floating thru life with nothing to guide us, we will be like the proverbial “cork on the water”, being pushed this way and that by every wave or breath of wind.

Life is as good as I allow it to be.

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Health is your wealth and your happiness!

You have probably come upon quotes or sayings that voice the same thing. This is because one of the major reasons why people are happy is because they are healthy. Without physical strength and an active body, there can be no real happiness since you will not be able to accomplish and attain anything anymore.

This is why you do not have to ridicule those who are so conscious of what they eat and the exercise that they subject themselves into. They are just trying to maintain that healthy feeling that promotes happiness.

You too can improve the state you are in. It just might be the solution to the kind of happiness you have been looking for for so long now. What do you need to do?

1. Exercise.

At first, it would seem that your body is not able to endure all the physical hardships that go with exercising. Counteract these by having a positive mindset. Think results. Imagine what you will become some time in the future.

With the kind of foods available to people today, it is no wonder that people die young. If you do want to live long enough to experience happiness, then you need to take care of your health.

Choose the program that fits your needs. Take it slow. There is no need to rush these things. Eventually you will see the result of your hard work.

2. Be kind to yourself.

Some people think poorly of themselves because they have low self-esteem. They think they do not have the physical attributes to make them feel love and acceptance. These people who retreat to their own world.

Your physical looks are not the cornerstone of your happiness. There are more important factors such as health, spirituality, and attitude.

What would you rather be? A good-looking person confined to medications and bouts of illnesses? Or an average person who is healthy and fit enough to enjoy socializing and being active?

Do not downgrade yourself just because you are not perfect. No one is perfect. But everyone can be happy no matter what they look like.

3. Diet change.

If you want to stay healthy, you should start considering your food intake more seriously. Are you living on junk foods and other instant meals that are not offering the vitamins and minerals that your body needs?

If you do not know what is good for you, review the basic teachings about health and diet. This is where you will find what kinds of foods that will prove important to your health.

4. Health is more important than money.

Many people think that they need money to be happy. If you are not healthy, will you be able to enjoy that money?

The purpose of working is to be able to afford a lifestyle that allows you to pursue happiness. Money is only a tool.

Do some soul searching. Now is the best time for you to make choices about how you wish to spend the rest of your life.

Life is as good as I allow it to be.

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A drunk man who smelled like beer sat down on a subway seat next to a priest. The man’s tie was stained, his face was plastered with red lipstick and a half empty bottle of gin was sticking out of his torn coat pocket.

He opened his newspaper and began reading. After a few minutes the man turned to the priest and asked, “Say, Father, what causes arthritis?”

The priest replied, “My Son, it’s caused by loose living, being with cheap, wicked women, too much alcohol and a contempt for your fellow man, sleeping around with prostitutes and lack of a bath.”

Drunk muttered in response, “Well, I’ll be darned,” then returned to his paper.

The priest, thinking about what he had said, nudged the man and apologized. “I’m very sorry. I didn’t mean to come on so strong. How long have you had arthritis?”

The drunk answered, “I don’t have it, Father……..I was just reading here that the Pope does.”

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