A Recipe For A Good Life

1. Take a 30 minute walk everyday. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day breathing deeply and relaxing your body and mind. Talk to a higher power about what is going on in your life and turn your problems over to that power. Finish up by looking for some positive evidence in your life that allows gratitude to bubble up in your heart.

3. When you wake in the morning, complete the following statement. ‘My purpose is to _____________________today. Today I am thankful for ______________.’

4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food manufactured in plants.

5. Drink green tea and lots of water everyday. Eat more blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, walnuts and almonds.

6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

7. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.

8. Eat 200 clean calories every two to three hours throughout the day to keep your energy and appetite in perfect and consistant balance.

9. Remember that life isn’t always fair but it’s still good.

10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

11. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Nobody else does.

12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

13. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.

14. Don’t compare your life to anyone else. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

15. Nobody is in charge of your happiness except you.

16. Frame every so-called ‘disaster’ with these words, “In five years will this matter?”

17. Forgive everyone for everything.

18. What other people think of you is none of your business.

19. Love heals everything but ~ you must give it and receive it.

20. Remember that however good or bad a situation is, it will change.

21. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all that you need.

23. Each night before you go to bed, complete the following statements: “I am thankful for ___________. Today I accomplished _____________________.”

24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

25. When you feel low make a list of the positive experiences you’ve had in your life. You’ll be smiling before you know it.

Happy Thanksgiving