Just opened my email. From my 25-year-old granddaughter:
A GREAT RECIPE
>
> 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.
> Talk to God about what is going on in your life.
> Buy a lock if you have to.
>
> 3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement,
> 'My purpose is to __________ today. I am thankful
> for______________'
>
> 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.
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> 6. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
>
> 7. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires,
> issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot
> control. 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.
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> 10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
>
> 11. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one 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 others.
> You have no idea what their journey is all about.
>
> 15. No one 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.
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> 19. GOD heals everything - but you have to ask Him.
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> 20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
>
> 21. Your job won't take care of you when you are in need.
> Your friends will. Stay in touch!!!
>
> 22. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all 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.
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> 25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings.
> You'll be smiling before you know it.
>
> 26. Send this to everyone you care about.
If I had a whine, I forget what it was!