A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-13-04...Celebrate Living

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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Celebrate Living...

Today we are featuring suggestions, observations and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life. Most are excerpts from "Life's Little Instruction Book" by H. Jackson Brown, Jr. I strongly recommend the books...there now being 3 volumes. If possible, please click on the music link below (Africa). We guarantee the combination will make you feel good all day. Enjoy!

Sounds Out Of Africa

Suggestions on how to live a happy & rewarding life:

Take time to smell the roses.

Take a nap on Sunday afternoon.

Drink 8 glasses of water a day.

Never deprive someone of hope….it might be all they have….

Be thankful for every meal

Don't be afraid to say I'm sorry.

Don't take good health for granted.

Don't interrupt……Don't tailgate…

Improve your performance by….Improving your attitude.

Wave at children on the school bus.

Listen to your children.

Leave everything a little better than you found it.

Leave the toilet seat in the down position.

Keep it simple.

Keep good company.

Keep your promise.

Be kinder than necessary.

Take good care of those you love.

Make it a habit to do nice things

Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.

Wear outrageous underwear under the most formal business attire.

VOTE.

Judge your success by the degree that you're enjoying peace, health and love.

Be a good loser.

Be a good winner.

Be romantic.

Live so that when you your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you.

Enjoy real maple syrup.

Never refuse homemade brownies.

Never give anyone a fruitcake.

Remember other people's birthdays.

Sing in the shower.

Don't nag.

Don't gossip.

Don't expect money to bring you happiness.

Be forgiving of yourself and others.

Never give up on anyone. Miracles happen every day.

Say thank you a lot.

Say please a lot.

Take your dog to obedience school. You'll both learn a lot.

Slow dance.

Don't rain on other people's parades.

Don't postpone joy.

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

Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.

Count your blessings.

Whistle.

Marry only for love.

Call your mother.

Do more than is expected.

Be there when others need you.

Join us at the Finest Every Day.

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[GailA]

Meekie you might want to take a look at this thread I just posted...more evidence we don't need deanie weanie, seems he's another dukkais.

dean & death penalty

[deadhead]

Hi TMan, this is the kind of tree one gets when they wait to the last minute.
I tried to get $10 off the price of the tree, they wouldn't even give my a $1 off.
It was a beautiful tree :-)

[Kudsman]

Enening dutchess. Just stopping in say hey "flygirl". This thread is a GR8 message. It's the kind of article I would love to see printed in the daily. Thanks for the chance for a little self reflection too.

[WVNan]

Billie, I saw that you hurt your arm. I pray that you will heal quickly and be good as new ASAP.

[Kudsman]

Morning to the Finest!

62 posted on 01/13/2004 2:20:20 PM EST by Calpernia

Wow you got your kids trained good. They let you sleep in that late? LOL.

[WVNan]

Thanks for the ping Aqua. I saw that somewhere else today. Everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. Subway sandwiches, Burger King bunless hamburgers, low carb spagetti......America is going to get slimmer.

[Kudsman]

Hi Nan. Cute pic.

Yes Billie, do please get well soon.

[deadhead]

A side note, last week I went to McDonalds (a once in a blue moon treat) Ordered 2 cheeseburgers and a small fry. Got home, looking forward to my treat. Opened up my cheeseburger and LOL....there was no burger...just cheese on a bun. I figured PETA was up to no good!

[Kudsman]

LOL. "Where's the Beef?"

[WVNan]

Sistah, I know you're not here now, but want to say hi anyway and tell you that your description of your drive was so graphic I could see the cotton and it's been many years since I've seen cotton. One of my earliest memories is of pulling a cotton sack and picking cotton. Sometimes I miss the South with a deep longing. Hope you had a good day. Remember: I love you bestest.

[deadhead]

LOL! Love your sense of humor, Kudsman!

[WVNan]

Hi Kudsman. Thought I was the only late "survivor" here.

[WVNan]

LOL. Poor baby. No beef. My diet consists of beef only and no bun. I've lost so much weight I'm beginning to wrinkle.

[MeekOneGOP]

Nope ! We don't need Deanie Weinie ! But I'm rootin' for him to get the 'RAT nod.

Bush will eat his lunch !! Go, Dean, go !!

I just bumped your thread. Thanks for the post and heads up !

Dykes for Dean

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoops ! I meant to include a note to you there:

Don't look, Dixie Sass ! :O)

[Kudsman]

I'm glad too! Nice to meet you.

[cyborg]

and nice to meet you...

[Kudsman]

Thought I was the only late "survivor" here.

I've gotten everyone tucked in here and was trying to locate, on the net, an AP article that showed up in my paper tonight. No luck. Maybe I'll just type it out and post it over in chat. Seems Hillary wants the Government to build a nationwide electronic health record system.

[WVNan]

That's interesting. I was working at the Tourism Center today and got a call from someone wanting to "book" the Orance County Choppers into one of our events. First I had ever heard of them and wondered why we should book them. Any ideas?

[WVNan]

Yeah, I saw that too, but I don't recall where. That's not all she's doing. She's running for president and already has $325 million in spite of campaign finance reform. Clark is her Manchurian candidate and if Dean continues to look like a winner he will be destroyed. Mark it down and don't forget you heard it here first (maybe second).