Make Your Own Luck

It is quite possible to make your own luck by seeking things that will lead you to happiness, success, and fulfillment. Take the initiative - don't wait for things to just fall into your lap, because you'll end up wasting all of your precious time.

Energize Yourself!

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Yoga Jason Crandell - Jason Crandell: Energizing Sequence

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Here is a link to the yoga sequence I did this morning- I found it under the word, "Energizing," which seemed right for waking up on a Tuesday morning. And energizing it was!
May I just add that I love my new little cell phone, which woke me up gently this morning so I had time to do yoga (I can't use alarm clocks because their sound is usually too jarring, I'm so pissed when one wakes me up, that I just go back to bed).

4 Great Things:

1. When someone holds the door for you, even when they have to wait extra long

2. When someone compliments your hair/outfit

3. Finding change in a soda machine left by the last person

4. When a stranger is friendly- says hi and asks how you are doing, and shows they care

I really think that the majority of the joy in our lives comes from doing things for others, and I KNOW that we are all capable of doing these random acts of kindness for other people. So try it out! I bet it will not only make someone else's day, but make yours as well. :)

Never Regret

Truth

“Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend, or a meaningful day.” ~Dalai Lama

Get Dressed

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If you're like me, you save the best stuff in your closet for those good days. Days you know are going to be important or special. Or days you wake up, catch your reflection in the mirror, and are like, "I look good." The problem is, those days don't come around very often (unfortunately!). So today, dress your best- doll yourself up like today is going to be awesome. Because you know, it might. It is Friday, after all.

Give an Uncomfortably Long Hug

"...we cannot survive without human affection." - Dalai Lama

Sometimes the most uncomfortable moments are the ones that make the biggest difference. Maybe it'd be easiest to pretend someone else's problems aren't as obvious as they really are. People struggle all the time and have to cope by themselves because no one else is brave enough to step into that potentially uncomfortable zone of letting the other person know that we're not all that different. The next time you notice someone who seems real down on themselves, step over that boundary, I know it would make a world of a difference if that person were me.

So go ahead, go out into the world and give an uncomfortably long hug! :)

(and I'm thinking it will help YOU also, more than you know)