As not much sand is left in my hourglass, my primary objective is happily living every day on my dance card. Once I thought I couldn’t be happy until I had checked off the goals on my life list. Now it looks like I had better dump them and just go for feeling happy.

Rule 1

Stop trying to fix people (and animals). Person A rejects my good advice about changing her eating habits (give it up). Person B is mishandling “a situation” and continues to behave in unproductive behavior (give it up). That darn cat turns his nose up at high-quality expensive food and continues to gobble horrible dry food (give it up).  Neither the people nor the cat are going to change, regardless of how unhappy I make myself over it.

Rule 2

Stop falling into a tailspin when life gets snarly and uncooperative. Create some space. Walk away and allow the answers to come.

Rule 3

 Four hours is the maximum time to spend with anger, resentment, and disappointment. That triumvirate of emotion wastes time and energy.  

Rule 4

Remember the future.[1]

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[1] Reference Neville Goddard