Transcending: Words on Women and Strength by Kelly Corrigan

Tips for Better Life

  1.  Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
 2.  Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
 3.  Sleep for 7 hours.
 4.  Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
 5.  Play more games.
 6.  Read more books than you did the previous year.
 7.  Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
 8.  Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
 9.  Dream more while you are awake.
1 0. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11.  Drink plenty of water.
12.  Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13.  Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
14.  Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15.  Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16.  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.
17.  Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18.  Smile and laugh more.
19.  Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20.  Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21.  You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22.  Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23.  Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24.  No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25.  Forgive everyone for everything.
26.  What other people think of you is none of your business.
27.  However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28.  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
29.  Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
30.  Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
31.  The best is yet to come.
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Do the right thing!
34. Call your family often.
35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
36. Each day give something good to others.
37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
38. Share this with someone you care about.

God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED    -  To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be.

Inspirational...

 

"Death brings pain no one can heal

 Love brings memories no one can steal."

Maya Angelou

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

Women over 40

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal . For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize.

For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?', here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

- Andy Rooney

"I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers."

-- Kahlil Gibran

"If you know absolutely that what you're doing is right, then you are bound to accomplish it in due season."

- Harvey Firestone

You are blessed when you're content with just who you are, no more, no less.

That's the moment you find yourself proud owner of everything that cannot be bought.