1. Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them.'
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. An idle mind is the devil's workshop. And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be alive 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 peole you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
And always remember: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rules. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
11 Rules for Life
By Bill Gates
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
The 11th to 20th Commandments
11th. Thou shalt not worry, for worry is the most unproductive of all human activities.
12th. Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass.
13th. Thou shalt not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one has yet succeeded in accomplishing this.
14th. Thou shalt handle only one problem at a time, and leave the others to the Lord until their turn comes up.
15th. Thou shalt not take troubles to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.
16th. Thou shalt not try to carry the problems of the world on your shoulders, for nobody (except for One) has a back that is broad enough.
17th. Thou shalt be a good listener, for God often speaks to us through the mouths of others.
18th. Thou shalt not try to relive yesterday; for good or ill, it is forever gone. Live in the now and rejoice in it.
19th. Thou shalt firmly dismiss feelings of frustration, for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity and will interfere with positive action.
20th. Thou shalt count thy blessings, never overlooking the smallest, for our biggest blessings are composed of many small ones.
12th. Thou shalt not be fearful, for most of the things we fear never come to pass.
13th. Thou shalt not cross bridges before you come to them, for no one has yet succeeded in accomplishing this.
14th. Thou shalt handle only one problem at a time, and leave the others to the Lord until their turn comes up.
15th. Thou shalt not take troubles to bed with you, for they make very poor bedfellows.
16th. Thou shalt not try to carry the problems of the world on your shoulders, for nobody (except for One) has a back that is broad enough.
17th. Thou shalt be a good listener, for God often speaks to us through the mouths of others.
18th. Thou shalt not try to relive yesterday; for good or ill, it is forever gone. Live in the now and rejoice in it.
19th. Thou shalt firmly dismiss feelings of frustration, for 90% of it is rooted in self-pity and will interfere with positive action.
20th. Thou shalt count thy blessings, never overlooking the smallest, for our biggest blessings are composed of many small ones.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Rules for Living
1. Anything that is worth doing is worth doing well.
2. The great essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
3. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think. Cultivate a low, persuasive voice. How you say it counts more than what you say.
4. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind and encouraging word about somebody.
5. Praise good work, regardless of who did it. If criticism is needed, criticize helpfully, not spitefully.
6. Make promises sparingly, and keep them faithfully no matter what it costs.
7. Be interested in others, their pursuits, their work, their homes and families. Make merry with those who rejoice, with those who weep, mourn. Let everyone you meet, however humble feel that you regard him as a person of importance.
8. Be cheerful. Don't burden or depress those around you by dwelling on your minor aches and pains and small disappointments. Remember, everyone is carrying some kind of a load.
9. Keep an open mind. Discuss, but don't argue. It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
10. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Remember, the person who carried the message may not be the most accurate reporter in the world. Simply live so that nobody will believe them. Disordered nerves and bad digestion are a common cause of backbiting.
11. Don't be too anxious about the credit due you.
12. Do your best, and be patient. Forget about yourself, and let
others "remember." Success is much sweeter that way.
13. Observe and get to know where it hurts, then don't use it to hurt or abuse anybody.
14. Let argguments fly out open windows. Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things fly out open windows until they spend themselves. If you try to answer or reason back, you only serve to gratify and ignite pent-up hostility and anger.
15. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
16. Do not harm little children.
17. Refrain from saying the unkind or negative thing, particularly when provoked or fatigued.
18. Do not give opinion or advice unless you are asked.
19. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
20. When in another's house, show him/her respect; or else do not go there.
21. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the person and he cries out to be relieved.
2. The great essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.
3. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think. Cultivate a low, persuasive voice. How you say it counts more than what you say.
4. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind and encouraging word about somebody.
5. Praise good work, regardless of who did it. If criticism is needed, criticize helpfully, not spitefully.
6. Make promises sparingly, and keep them faithfully no matter what it costs.
7. Be interested in others, their pursuits, their work, their homes and families. Make merry with those who rejoice, with those who weep, mourn. Let everyone you meet, however humble feel that you regard him as a person of importance.
8. Be cheerful. Don't burden or depress those around you by dwelling on your minor aches and pains and small disappointments. Remember, everyone is carrying some kind of a load.
9. Keep an open mind. Discuss, but don't argue. It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
10. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Remember, the person who carried the message may not be the most accurate reporter in the world. Simply live so that nobody will believe them. Disordered nerves and bad digestion are a common cause of backbiting.
11. Don't be too anxious about the credit due you.
12. Do your best, and be patient. Forget about yourself, and let
others "remember." Success is much sweeter that way.
13. Observe and get to know where it hurts, then don't use it to hurt or abuse anybody.
14. Let argguments fly out open windows. Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things fly out open windows until they spend themselves. If you try to answer or reason back, you only serve to gratify and ignite pent-up hostility and anger.
15. Do not complain about anything to which you need not subject yourself.
16. Do not harm little children.
17. Refrain from saying the unkind or negative thing, particularly when provoked or fatigued.
18. Do not give opinion or advice unless you are asked.
19. Do not tell your troubles to others unless you are sure they want to hear them.
20. When in another's house, show him/her respect; or else do not go there.
21. Do not take that which does not belong to you unless it is a burden to the person and he cries out to be relieved.
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