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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

I would not normally send something like this to the list. In this  
case, I find two justifiable exceptions: one is that the friend who  
sent me this is dying of cancer but remains incredibly positive; two  
is that we have become mired in political bullshit and this following  
is probably more important than most of the crap we have been  
exchanging recently.


Tips for a better life...
1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us  
with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food  
that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her  
mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead  
invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems  
are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like  
algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a  
beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their  
journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26.. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends  
will. Stay in touch.
29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
31. The best is yet to come.
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Do the right thing!
34. Call your family often.
35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
36. Each day give something good to others.
37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
38. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.
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On Sep 21, 2008, at 7:52 PM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

> > This is socialism?
>
> > I'm not arguing I'm just curious.
>
>
> Yes.  As we move along, banks are no longer owned by private investors
> (capitalism) , they are owned by the government (socialism).   </HTML>

I was not aware of that. Are you sure? Other than takeovers, why would  
the government want to own a bank?