02 January 2010

Sal's 21 Suggestions for Joyful Living

1. Be what you most admire in yourself and others. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Do something you enjoy so that your play is also your livelihood.
3. Be cheerful. There is always something to be cheerful about, and it will inspire others to be cheerful, too.
4. Be positive and enthusiastic.
5. Forgive yourself and others errors of humanness.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to be intimate with your interior and your feelings. This is your navigation system.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant growth.
12. Commit yourself to authenticity.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on your presence, gratitude, and commitment to joy.
14. All choices come from fear or love. Commit yourself to choosing love.
15. Be honest with yourself and others.
16. Be an instigator.
17. Trust your interior even if it means others will not approve of your decisions.
18. Take responsibility for every area of your life, including your thoughts, feelings, and choices.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll enjoy remembering your adventures.
20. Treat all of existence with care.
21. Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make you proud.


I like Sal's revision much better than the original 21 Suggestions for Success by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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