Inspirational Thoughts for the Week

Some timely reminders especially for the upcoming local school break and festive season...

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 3E's – Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy. 
5. Make time to practise meditation, yoga and prayer. 
6. Play more games. 
7. Read more books than you did last year. 
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. 
9. Sleep for 7 hours or so. 
10. Take a 10-30 minutes’ walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

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 overdo. 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. Realise 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