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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Too blessed to be stressed! Thanks, Brenda!

This was sent to me by my friend, Brenda N. I enjoyed it and borrowed it, I hope you will do the same! Some of these, of course, I'd probably not do, but some of you might enjoy eating wild salmon.............

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Install a lock if you have to.

3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to__________.

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

5. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

6. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control.

7. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment.

8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

9. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

10. Life is short: don't waste time hating anyone.

11. Don't take yourself so seriously; No one else does.

12. You don't 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 others. You have no idea what their journey is about.

15. No one is in charge of your happiness (joy) except you.

16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

17. Forgive everyone for everything.

18. GOD heals everything.

19. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

20. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch!!!

21. Each night before you go to bed complete the following: I am thankful for__________. Today I accomplished_________.

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

More about words

One of the ladies from church was talking about a list recently published in the Times-Union paper regarding over-used or misused words. I found this interesting since I've been going on about the "importance of vowels" and such. In looking at the archives on-line for the newspaper, I've been unable to locate the article she mentioned, so have to assume it's similar to other lists of words which should be banned. Justin will love this one--he is not in favor of censorship at all!
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I'd say the correct word would be "avoid" rather than "censor", one being more harsh and insistent than the other. Once I used the word "than" in a Scrabble game and my brother-in-law didn't even realize it was a word! When making a comparison, he substitutes the word "as" for "than". Example: "I'd rather drive a red car as a blue car."
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Doing some reading on this subject yesterday, I discovered a few words which I over use or misuse, including the article "the". I read an entire paragraph which did not use the once! This would require practice!
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On HGTV there is an interesting program on called House Hunters, where a couple is shown at least three properties from which to choose, weighing the advantages against the disadvantages, with the dramatic selection coming at the end of the program. What makes me crazy is listening to the banter when walking room to room, often the same words repeated, every room, every house. "Oh, this is nice. Look at this nice closet. The double sinks are nice. Nice big yard for the nice dog and nice kids." Ahhhhhh! Is nothing exquisite in their lives? Nothing superb? Come on, folks, talk like real people, please!!!! An so?
How about the word "amazing"? This word I hear more and more often on these programs as well. What? Does nothing surprise you anymore that you'd find a wine cooler in the kitchen amazing? Pick, pick, pick!
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This sort of came to me after my conversation at the pool with the gentleman on Sunday. He seemed to find everything I had to say as being "outstanding", and would offer a high-five to me, for nothing I considered all that special. After one particularly profound comment I'd made, he said they regretted not joining the Club sooner and missing out on this type of fun. What? Talking? Yes, I get that, I get that!
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OUTSTANDING FUN!