21. You do not have to win every argument. Just accept you are not in agreement, and you can agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so you will not ruin your present.
23. Do not compare yourself with others for there will always be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
24. Only YOU are in charge of your own happiness.
25. Remember you don't always have control over what happens, but you do have control over what you do with the experience.
26. Learn something new every day.
27. What other people think of you is of no concern to you!
28. Love your body, and respect it
29. No matter how good or bad the situation is, it will change
30. Your work will not take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will!! Stay on good terms with them
31. Get rid of everything that is not useful, beautiful, or fun
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have everything you will ever need.
33. The best is yet to come
34. No matter how you feel, get up, get dressed and be there
35. Have wonderful friends
36. Call your family often and send them messages that you are thinking of them
37. Every night before going to sleep, say the following: I give thanks for ________ Today I succeeded in ___________
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed
39. Enjoy life---you only have one opportunity, make the best of it
40. Life is beautiful---enjoy it while you can!
On this list, I think #35 is my favorite one, but many others are excellent choices as well. #37 is similar to what Linda J. and I are doing with our blessings jar and basket.
The original e-mail included pictures of animals and insects in nature and since I am not particularly a fan of such things, I did us the favor of not including them.
