FOR TODAY... Monday, January 18, 2009
1. The lesson I learned yesterday was one I thought I had learned before! 
Inward
By Drinking a Hot Drink
I bought two copies of The Borrowers by Mary Norton and gave one to my niece when I saw her over the holidays. This was one of my favourite childhood books and I wanted to share it with her. On January 1 we began our daily long distance reading sessions via telephone. We read to each other for a minimum of 20 minutes most days and if real homework gets in the way, we have extended sessions on the weekend to make up for any days during the week we had to miss. A wonderful way to spend more time together...it is now one of my most favourite simple pleasures!
My Swedey was born on the same day as Elvis, 
I've just finished this book and found it to be a funny, charming read...
Making the email rounds right now as the Handbook of 2010, these tidbits of info have been passed around as wisdom before...believing the value of them, I happily share them with you---perhaps even for a second time! I'm not going to go back through posts to see as they are worth reading again if I did!
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.
6. Drink plenty of water.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 30 minutes 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. 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 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.
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 friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. Time 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, be thankful for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
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Last but not the least:
40. Appreciate all that is in your life, and tell everyone that you should, that you love them.
While some of you might be feeling a little 'off' this morning, I'm happy to say that my early evening has me dancing around the house today as I tidy up all our holiday mess and prepare for this new decade. Hope you enjoy your day however you may spend it!
