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Get Big Results from
Small Commitments in 2010
Take Care of You
Drink plenty of water.
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.
Eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less that is manufactured in processing plants.
Avoid eating food that is handed to you through a window.
Live the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
Play more games.
Read more books than you did in 2009.
Set aside a minimum of 15 minutes each day with your Heavenly Father
Sleep at least 7 hours.
Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Your Outlook
Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control.
Don't overdo. Keep your limits.
Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
Dream more while you are awake.
Forget issues of the past and don't remind others of their past mistakes.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
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.
Smile and laugh more.
Your Relationships
Call your family often.
Each day give something good to others.
Forgive everyone for everything.
Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
Try to make at least three people smile each day.
What other people think of you is none of your business.
Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will stay in touch.
Your Life
Do the right thing!
Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
You don't have a soul - you are a soul in a physical body.
However good or bad a situation is - it will change.
When you awake alive in the morning -thank God for it.
Your Innermost Self is always happy. Follow it.
No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
The best is yet to come.
Keep these rules handy and review them often. Follow them and small changes will accumulate into something big -- Your life will change.
edited by Jim Hargis /compiled by Michael Johnson
"May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed"
(Psalm 20:4, NIV)
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