I received an interesting list of different things to do in order to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle recently and was rather inspired. So, I decided to post a few items on the list to motivate me to live them out as well as to share them generally.
The first lot relate to health matters:
- drink lots of water
- eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar
- eat more that grows on plants and less that are manufactured in plants
- live with energy, enthusiasm and empathy
- play more
- read more
- give yourselves 10 minutes of silence per day
- sleep for 7 hours a night
- take a half hour daily walk with a smile on your face
The next batch of wise words deal with personality issues:
- don't compare your life with others as you have no idea what each other's journeys are about
- throw out the negative thoughts about the things you cannot control
- know your limits and don't overdo it
- don't take yourself so seriously
- don't waste time and energy on gossip
- dream while you are awake
- life is too short to waste time hating anyone
- make peace with the past so that it won't spoil the present
- you alone are in charge of your happiness
- life is a school, so realize that you are here to learn and that problems are a part of the curriculum that appear and will fade away, while the lessons will last forever
- smile and laugh more
- agree to disagree when necessary - you don't have to win every argument
On issues of society:
- call your family regularly
- give something good to others every day
- forgive frequently
- spend time with those under the age of 7 and over the age of 70
- try and make 3 people smile each day
- what others think of you is not your business
- your job won't take care of you when you are ill, however your friends will, so keep in touch
The last few reminders of reality deal with life:
- do the right thing
- eliminate what isn't useful, beautiful or joyful from your life
- no matter how good or bad a situation, it always changes
- no matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
- the best is still to come
- be happy
- be thankful for life
Enjoy and live them out!
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Very interesting Karen. Some of the items on your list are very easily said. A lot of politicians claim to "do the right thing" but how can we "be happy" with most of them. The Desiderata gives a similar perspective.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul. I guess that we need to find contentment in whatever situation we find ourselves in. Change what we can and find a way to work through what we can't change.
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