Be happy

I have only pulled parts of a lengthy quote here - but I believe they are the BEST parts . . .

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Learn from your mistakes. Find the cause of your problems and eliminate them. Do not try to be perfect. Be an excellent example of being human.
~ Anthony Robbins


What fabulous wisdom all stuffed into just a couple lines of text.
"Live life fully." Don't worry about what other people will think about you. They are going to think it, no matter what.

"Experience everything." Get out of that tiny little comfort zone and do some stuff that makes you a little uncomfortable. Stretching one's wings is a wonderful way to learn a tremendous amount about one's self. Act a little silly. Be a little goofy. It's very healthy for the soul.

"Learn from your mistakes." Did you know that there's a seriously high percent chance that if you continue to perform the same ritual, the outcome rarely changes? Hello! When nothing seems to be going right . . . turn left.

"Find the cause of your problems and eliminate them." LOVE this one! There is nothing more time consuming than trying to fix someone who doesn't want to be changed. Allow them to be themselves . . . far away from you. Learning to eliminate those things that weigh you down, is a very enlightening experience!

"Be an excellent example of being human." Ah, sweet simple truth! If you tell the truth, you need not remember to whom you ranted which lies. If you are transparent, you need not try to recall which cloak you don for whom. If you simply do the right thing for others when the opportunity presents itself, then you have chosen to lead by example. It is a beautiful thing!

Be you! Enjoy life. We only get one shot at this. Do the best you can with what you're given. It's probably not as bad as you might think. And . . . for Ann . . . you have one choice every morning when you get up, "I can be happy; or I can be crappy."

Be happy!