Thursday, February 18, 2010

twenty ten

I am not a resolution type person but if you know me at all, you know my affinity for "to-do" lists; can't get enough of them! So I guess you could call this my "to-do" list for twenty ten. I'm about a month behind but no time like the present to start! I am sure I will add to the list as the year progresses.

* Try one new recipe each week.
* Learn to sew. This is a lost art. My mom can sew anything, I can barely sew on a button.
* Write a letter or card to someone each week. With email these days, hand-written notes are rare but everyone loves getting mail that isn't a bill. :)
* Spend more time outside.
* Call my grandparents at least twice a month.
* Keep in better touch with my family and friends.
* Find more time for quiet and prayer, even if I have to schedule it.
* Think of something to be thankful for each day.
* Start playing piano again.
* Craft more. It's amazing the things you can make yourself!

I also loved this email I received so I added it as well. I think it's a great reminder of what's important in life...

HANDBOOK 2010

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. Play more games.
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 10-30 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 w/people over the age of 70 & 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. 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.

Happy twenty ten!

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