He, She & Wemdu Pea

Spending Daily Thought On....

(Peaceful Waters, Colorado - courtesy of here)

A most beautiful and lovely friend at work (Love ya Em!) sent me an email forward the other day. It was the perfect thing for me to read at that exact moment. It contained a short list of thoughts by the Dalai Lama which touch on the ways I want to think about and live my life. So my New Year's resolution/goal is to spend daily thought reading, thinking, and meditating on the following:

• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• When you lose...don't lose the lesson.
• Follow the three R's -Respect for Self, Respect for Others, and Responsibility for all Your Actions.
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
• Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
• Spend some time alone every day.
• Open your arms to change, but don't give up your values.
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
• Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you can enjoy it a second time.
• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
• Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
• Be gentle with the Earth.
• Once a year, go one place you have never been before.
• Remember the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
  
• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
• Exercise!! (This isn't the Dalai Lama's, but it is on my list!) :)