Is it really June already? I'm glad time is flying because that just means I'm one month closer to seeing Tone, but still...where does the time go? I was cleaning out my inbox while Darb's was in school and came across this forward from my good friend Phuong Dinh - Fin Dog :) This was written in January for the new year, but thought it fitting to share as we've now entered the half year mark.
Me likey:)
The 2011 Handbook
by D. Mckinney
Health:
- Drink plenty of water.
- Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a beggar.
- Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
- Live with the three E’s --- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
- Make time to pray.
- Play more games.
- Read more books than you did in 2010.
- Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
- Sleep for seven hours.
- Take a 30-minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
- Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
- Eliminate negative thoughts and things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive and in the present moment.
- Don’t overdo. Know your limits.
- Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
- Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
- Dream more while you are awake.
- Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
- Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
- Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
- 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 part of the curriculum; they appear and fade away but the lessons you learn last a lifetime.
- Smile and laugh more.
- You don’t have time to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
- Call your family often.
- Each day do something good for others.
- Forgive everyone for everything.
- For a learning experience spend some time with people older than 70 and younger 8.
- 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.
Life:
- Do the right thing!
- Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful, or joyful.
- GOD heals everything.
- However good or bad a situation is; it will change.
- No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.
- The best is yet to come.
- When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
- BE HAPPY EACH DAY!
Summer FUN!
It's just too much fun toting Darby to all of her summer activities. She's evolving right in front of my eyes as I sit at a distance watching her blow kisses under water or do a soccer stop with helicopter arms out of nowhere...tongue out and all. I LOVE it when she looks back at me with that proud grin after her underwater dunk - making sure I saw what she just did. I LOVE when she puts her arms out towards her coach when it's her turn to do a skill. And I LOVE watching her scream with excitement as she kicks her soccer ball all around the gym...with her left foot. That's MY baby! I love every minute of this and I'm one proud mama.
My Soccer Tot...a lefty???
How am I doing mom? Or...mom, you still there?
Future Rancher? Helping Auntie Court and once again wearing a jersey. She's obsessed with "shirty's" and has to pick out her own every morning - Not too into the dresses at the moment.
Going to feed the horsies.
Awww....SUMMER!!!
