DUST ON THE BIBLE

It's not unusual for us to postpone our pleasures
and happiness, hoping for a better tomorrow.

Do you place demands on your happiness like,
"I'll be happy when I loose 10 pounds," "I'll be
happy when I get a new car or new job."

Why put off your happiness until Friday night
or Sunday morning or this summer or next winter?
The real fun in life is the journey-and enjoying
the present moment.

If you find yourself placing demands on your
happiness, stop! You have the right to enjoy life,
right here, right now! As you do, you'll be amazed
by the joy of daily life.

1. Try everything twice.

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches ;)

3. Keep learning : Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle.

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop."

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh,

spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.

LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.

Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve,

get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where

the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. I love you, my special friend.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.
And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone .

Lost time can never be found.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

When you're feeling down and would like to feel better, what does it take? It takes nothing more than your choice.

When there is something you know you must do and yet you can't bring yourself to do it, what does it take to get you moving? It takes nothing more than your decision to make it happen.

When your world is dull and gray, and happiness seems like an unreachable, distant dream, what does it take to make you happy? It takes nothing more than understanding that the happiness you experience comes not to you, but from you.

What does it take to live the life of your dreams? It takes nothing more than your moment-by-moment commitment to do so.

What does it take to bring achievement and fulfillment into your life? It takes nothing more than letting go of the limitations you have imposed on yourself.

When life is here and now, ready to be lived in all its richness and value, what else does it take? It takes you, and your choice to let the best of who you are come fully to life.

Ralph Marston

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