20 Simple Rules of LIFE

1. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.

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2. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

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3. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.

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4. Be forgiving of yourself and others.

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5. Be generous.

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6. Have a grateful heart.

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7. Persistence, persistence, persistence.

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8. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.

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9. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

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10. Commit yourself to constant improvement.

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11. Commit yourself to quality.

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12. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.

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13. Be loyal.

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14. Be honest.

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15. Be a self-starter.

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16. Be decisive even it means you'll sometimes be wrong.

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17. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.

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18. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.

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19. Take good care of those you love.

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20. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Parents  proud.

It's the Journey that's Important...

Life, sometimes so wearying

Is worth its weight in gold

The experience of traveling

Lends a wisdom that is old

Beyond our 'living memory'

A softly spoken prayer:

"It's the journey that's important,

Not the getting there!"

Ins and outs and ups and downs

Life's road meanders aimlessly?

Or so it seems, but somehow

Leads us where we need to be,

And being simply human

We oft question and compare....

"Is the journey so important

Or the getting there?"

And thus it's always been

That question pondered down the ages

By simple men with simple ways

To wise and ancient sages....

How sweet then, quietly knowing

Reaching destination fair:

"It's the journey that's important,

Not the getting there!" 

Never Give Up Hope

Life doesn't always give us

the joy we want.

We don’t always get our hopes

and dreams,

and we don’t always get

our own way.

But don’t give up hope,

because you can make a difference

one situation and one person

at a time.

Look for the beauty around you –

in nature, in others, in yourself –

and believe in the love

of friends, family, and humankind.

You can find love in a smile

or a helping hand,

in a thoughtful gesture

or a kind word.

It is still around, if you

just look for it.

Give love,

for in giving it

you will find the power in life

along with the joy, happiness,

patience, and understanding.

Believe in the goodness of others

and remember that anger

and depression

can be countered by love and hope.

Even when you feel as though

there isn't a lot you can do

to change unhappiness or problems,

you can always do a little –

and a little at a time

eventually makes a big difference.

The Power of Positive Attitude

Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life, become optimistic and expect the best to happen. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening.

Developing a positive attitude that will lead you to happiness and success:

- Choose to be happy.

- Look at the bright side of life.

- Choose to be and stay optimistic.

- Find reasons to smile more often.

- Have faith in yourself and in the Power of the Universe.

- Contemplate upon the futility of negative thinking and worries.

- Associate yourself with happy people.

- Read inspiring stories.

- Read inspiring quotes.

- Repeat affirmations that inspire and motivate you.

- Visualize only what you want to happen.

- Learn to master your thoughts.

- Learn concentration and meditation.

The benefits of a positive attitude:
Helps achieving goals and attaining success.

Success achieved faster and more easily.

More happiness.

More energy.

Greater inner power and strength.

The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others.

Fewer difficulties encountered along the way.

The ability to surmount any difficulty.

Life smiles at you.

Dare To Be

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.
When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.
When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.
When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.
When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.
When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.
When you're feeling tired, dare to keep going.
When times are tough, dare to be tougher.
When love hurts you, dare to love again.
When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.
When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.
When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.
When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.
When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.
When the day has ended,dare to feel as you've done your best.
Dare to be the best you can -
At all times, Dare to be!

By Steve Maraboli

Promise Yourself The Optimist Creed

Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel like there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living person you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, and too strong for fear, and to happy to permit the presence of trouble.

Happiness Depends Upon Ourselves

Happiness depends upon ourselves.



Happiness is not a destination.
It is a method of life.

You cannot always have happiness,
but you can always give happiness.

Happiness is not a matter of events;
it depends upon the tides of the mind.

Everything exists in limited quantity - especially happiness.

Action may not always bring happiness;
but there is no happiness without action.

Happiness is not having what you want.
It is wanting what you have.

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold,
the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.

To be happy, we must not be too
concerned with others.

Some pursue happiness, others create it.

Happiness is not something
you postpone for the future;

it is something you design
for the present.

Some cause happiness wherever they go;
others whenever they go.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy,
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Happiness held is the seed.
Happiness shared is the flower.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.