Had our annual home owners association meeting at the Lake today. This is my first year as President and other than forgetting a few times to follow up a motion and a second with "all in favor" and "all opposed" it was pretty cool. Haven't led a meeting in many years and have never had the title "President"  before.  Woohoo.  Went to lunch after at King Eider. I love those guys. They are so good to me and I got to thinking on the way home about my handbook and how sometimes we forget to be in the present positive moment, if you know what I mean. So here it is again.

HANDBOOK 

Health:

1.          Drink plenty of water.

2.          Eat breakfast like a queen, lunch like a princess 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 the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5.            Make time to meditate.

6.         Play more games.

7.         Read more books than you did in 2009.

8.          Be in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

9.          Sleep for 7 hours.

10.         Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11.         Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

12.         Don't have negative thoughts of 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. 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.         Realize 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.

Society:

24.          Call your family often.

25.         Each day give something good to others.

26.         Forgive everyone for everything. 

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

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

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

              touch.

Life:

30.         Do the right thing!

31.         Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

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

33.         No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

34.         The best is yet to come. 

Words to live by