Handbook for 2009

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This was shown to me recently over at Happy Housewives Club by Darla Shine herself. I think it's a wonderful list of goals. I'm going to try my best to look over this everyday! I've also added my own personal thoughts/goals in italics.

Handbook for 2009

Health:
1. Drink plenty of water. - I'm going to try for at least 6 glasses per day.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. - And also eat healthy snacks in between meals.
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 for prayer. - Especially morning and nightly prayers with the hubby.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2008. - So at least more than the Twilight Saga.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. - I'm going to use this time for meditation as well.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile. - This will be easy since I have to take the dogs out anyways.

Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what their journey is all about. - This is actually a problem of mine that I really do need to work on.
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. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. - When do I ever take myself seriously?
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 like algebra class 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. - I really need to do this more often, especially now that we don't live nearby any of them.
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 or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
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 for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Last but not the least:
40. Give a copy of this to everyone you care about.


Daily Gratitudes:

1. Sleeping in.
2. Spending hours writing something that makes me happy.
3. Writing alongside friends.
4. Roses.
5. Dion's Ranch Dressing.

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