Ten Rules for An Optimistic Life

This is from a tear-out in Ode Magazine’s Laughter Issue …

 

10. Fall in love

9. Feed your mind positive thoughts

8. Indulge your passions

7. Laugh

6. Keep a feel-good journal

5. Enjoy the simple things

4. See the glass half-full

3. Find positive friends

2. Volunteer for a cause you believe in

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So now let’s look at the spiritual reasons behind them …

10. Fall in love—with yourself, with another, with a kid … relationship is the laboratory that teaches us the most about ourselves.

9. Feed your mind positive thoughts—since you get a choice, why not the positive ones?

8. Indulge your passions—knowing what your passions are is half way toward living a fulfilled life.

7. Laugh—at yourself, at others, at your kids … laughter is the one thing that guarantees perspective, which we all need.

6. Keep a feel-good journal—gratitude works every time.

5. Enjoy the simple things—and the complicated ones as well … the key is “enjoy.”

4. See the glass half-full—again, you get a choice.

3. Find positive friends—and be a positive friend

2. Volunteer for a cause you believe in—or work for a cause you believe in … the point is to find out what you believe and act accordingly.

 

 

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Great advice for a joyous, free, fulfilled life.