Knowledge is Key, it is imperative to understand, ones
future is ultimately defined by ones environment "Society". The
decision one makes is derived from and defined within ones environment. These environments
exist within pockets of larger societies delineated by status with varying
levels of access.
Aspirations are Key, "although easier said than done",
to seek the advantages and disadvantages your surroundings offers. Stepping
outside those boundaries may ultimately provide the visual acuity needed to assess
the benefits life has to offer. It is said
all are created equal but the facts of life are not equally disseminated,
applied or in most cases accepted.
Below are some ideas received via email from a comrade,
comments in [brackets] added by I.
Here's to a long and fruitful future.
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. Make time to pray, [the minds internal healing].
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2012.
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 have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do it. Keep your limits.
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. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
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 but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. 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 and 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 family and friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful [life] or joyful.
34. God heals everything [it's within you to seek, understand and use].
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, thank God [not Man] for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Advise those you care about.
