What are yours?
It can be general advice, like “Take time out for your friends and family” and “Don’t sweat the small stuff”, or it can be practical advice, like “Drink 4 glasses of water a day” or “Go for a run each morning”.
(Anyone who says “Wear sunscreen” will get an arrow implanted up their butt.)
My tip: Go outside at least once a day, for at least half an hour. Fresh air is one of the most important things anyone can have.
Marry the right person.
Don’t spend time regretting past mistakes; just try not to repeat them.
Have a happy attitude.
cherish your friends and family, not your possessions or bank account
Don’t take anything too seriously, including yourself.
Don’t be too embarrased to act foolish occasionally, just for the fun of it.
Sorry, that’s all I have.
Learn to knit.
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Pet a purring cat.
A buddy of mine recently had this fight with his girlfriend. She was complaining that nothing ever seemed to go right in her life. This is the conversation that followed:
“Well, you have a boyfriend who you love who loves you back, right?”
“Well, yeah…”
“And your car started this morning?”
“Yeah…”
“And you got to eat Chinese food, which you love, for lunch?”
“Yeah…”
“You didn’t get into any car accidents today, right?”
“Right…”
“And you got a good night’s rest last night.”
“Okay…”
“Well. It seems to me a whole lot of stuff has gone right for you today.”
It’s all in your perception.
My “To do” list…
Easier listed than done.
Learn to love yourself. Masturbate frequently.
Pet a cat that ISN’T purring, until it does!
Prozac!
If only there was a knitting pill I could take to make the mysteries of knitting suddenly unfog itself for me.
Exercise every day. It just makes you feel happier and more hopeful.
find the humor in any situation, and be willing to laugh at yourself
never stop learning - seek out new knowledge and understanding daily
look at all sides of things. especially when you’re certain you’re right.
don’t put off the pleasures of living. live juicy now.
when lonely, eat chocolate.
Welcome to SDMB, brightpenny! My, you are wise!
Make a long list of things you want to do in your life – places you want to see, things you want to accomplish, books you want to read, music you want to master or own, etc. Keep the list where you can see it or find it easily.
Study it. Review it. Revise it. Check things off as you do them! Do a little bit of something all the time design toward getting you toward one of your goals. (Apply for your passport, buy a book on Paris, narrow your list of universities, take skiing lessons, write a letter of application to Sundance…)
And, as pennybright says, “Live juicy now!”
I love that!
Do things that will produce good and/or interesting memories that you can carry around with you for the rest of your life.
When you start to get upset about something, stop and ask yourself, “Will I still care about this in a year? Will I even remember this in a year?”
Thank you for the warm welcome, Zoe.
Hi, brightpenny. Good to ‘meet’ you.
One of the worst feelings, imho, is the feeling of guilt. Even a slight feeling of guilt you can get by not having petted your [non]purring cat enough.
So, try to live without guilty feelings.
Which is impossible… so my next suggestion is: Don’t ever take yourself too seriously. Mock yourself and laugh at your antics.
And eat lots of pie.
Laugh hard, laugh freely, laugh often.
Save your money.