Make Samll Commitments. Get Big Changes

Posted by: underwearmaven

Make Samll Commitments. Get Big Changes - 11/22/10 12:03 PM

I thought this was worth sharing. sincerely, Lea

Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes.
Compiled by Michael Dalton Johnson

Taking Care of You
Drink plenty of water.
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper.
Eat more fruits and vegetables and eat less that is manufactured in processing plants.
Avoid eating food that is handed to you through a window.
Live the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
Play more games.
Read more books than you did last year.
Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
Sleep for 7 hours.
Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.


Your Outlook
Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
Don't overdo. Keep 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 others of their past mistakes.
Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
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 simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
Learn a new word every day.
Smile and laugh more.
You don't have to win every argument.


Your Relationships
Call your family often.
Each day give something good to others.
Forgive everyone for everything.
Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
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.


Your Life
The worst promise you can break is one made to yourself.
Do the right thing!
Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.
However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
The best is yet to come.
When you awake alive in the morning, thank God for it.
Your Innermost Self is always happy. Follow it.
No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
Posted by: Mountain Ash

Re: Make Samll Commitments. Get Big Changes - 11/22/10 12:49 PM

Thank you..will print this to keep
Posted by: yonuh

Re: Make Samll Commitments. Get Big Changes - 11/22/10 05:18 PM

These are great! Thanks for posting them.
Posted by: Anne HolmesAdministrator

Re: Make Samll Commitments. Get Big Changes - 11/22/10 05:58 PM

Great list, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: chatty lady

Re: Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes - 12/10/10 10:20 AM

I just noticed this underwearmaven and copied it right away to send to some friends. I have seen it before somewhere and have tried to acquire most as habits. Great to see it again in print.
Posted by: jabber

Re: Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes - 12/14/10 03:56 PM

Maven,
I just saw this for some reason. I love it. What a wonderful
post. Thank you.
Posted by: Songbird

Re: Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes - 12/17/10 01:54 PM

Great reminders! Very positive and they deserve our attention.

Words that can truly make a positive difference in the lives os many.

Thanks for sharing,UWM!
Posted by: celtic_flame

Re: Make Small Commitments. Get Big Changes - 12/18/10 03:35 AM

this is outstanding jawe jaw just thought id reinvigerate it.......bump it up...have it ready to read tommorow lol

good stuff
Posted by: chatty lady

Pass it along, or not? - 01/07/11 03:21 AM

Heres a good question I think... When sent funny or maybe off color jokes in emails do you pass them along to your email list? Now, what about religious emails, pass them along? Or do you have to think twice if you will pass it along, and then who to?
Posted by: jabber

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 01/07/11 02:23 PM

Chats,
Some of the jokes I pass along and some I don't. It depends how
much time I have to devote to in-box email on any given day.
If there's a lot going on, like I have errands to run, or shopping to do, or am behind on a writing project, then I skip.
Must say I loved that "bra" joke you sent this morning. It really made me laugh!!!! Funnnnnnnnny! Thanks!
Posted by: Eagle Heart

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 01/07/11 02:35 PM

Although I enjoy receiving and reading them, I very rarely pass along emails. I suppose it stems from my years of training to be computer tech and subsequently network administrator. I spent so much time studying, implementing and maintaining network security that it became ingrained in me to be cautious. But there are such great free antivirus and internet security programs that I don't need to be so vigilant now. Still, I only pass along jokes/inspirational stories to the people I know will enjoy them. Since most of my friends are online, most of them see the same stuff anyway through either the same or other sources.

Hubby passes along everything, mostly to his BIL in Quebec, who wouldn't get most of those jokes/stories otherwise.
Posted by: yonuh

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 01/07/11 03:00 PM

I only pass on something if I think the recipient will enjoy it, otherwise not. I have friends all over the world, so I sometimes do pass along jokes, even the off-color ones if I think the person I'm sending to won't be offended. I'm not easily offended but have received some emails that make me wonder what the sender was thinking!!
Posted by: Dotsie

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 01/08/11 11:42 AM

I rarely forward emails. I find some very offensive, especially political ones. I don't care which party you are for, I don't think they do anything to promote peace. Most of the time they are very demeaning.

Every now and then I come across something that makes me roar or stop dead in my tracks. Those are the ones I might pass to a few.
Posted by: Mountain Ash

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 01/08/11 01:02 PM

Yes Dotsie..
too easy to just forward willy nilly and who knows what kind of day a person is having..
worst still is the long list of email addresses where mine will be floating around..thats how I had change of an email address..even reading some of the names chosen
by one group of friends an acquaintance had..bikers from her husband circle..(they shared email address)

same with text speak..I avoid it.
Posted by: chatty lady

Re: Pass it along, or not? - 02/19/11 10:40 PM

I found out that if you put any forwarding into the Bcc those names and email address's DO NOT show up anywhere, so no one can get them. Now I do that all the time unless I forget, which I do sometimes...dam!!!