My First 20 Rules Of Life.....

OK, so I often get asked, "How Do You Do It?!" Well, how do I do what? Survive? Enjoy doing what I love to do? Raise 3 kids? Stay happily married to the same man for 21 years? (well, actually married almost 17 that is) Have so many good friends? Have such a fun family? Work & still do everything else? Whatever else....good question I say!! We all have our own battles & have to work hard at whatever is we do, no one ever says its easy! But, what I personally try to achieve is getting in whatever I can. I think it's all about balance & making the most of life! So, how exactly do you do that? I thought I'd come up with a few rules that pop in my head & we'll see if that tells us how. We'll start with 20 & then you can feel free to add on..or I'm sure another edition will be coming in the future! (yes, this is the things that go on in my head on a constant basis...I told you it never stops! :})

1. My Motto, the 3 MUSTS: Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much. Do this to your full potential. All 3 are as equally important!!!
2. The Golden Rule: Do Unto Others As You Would Have Done Unto You. Simple enough, right?
3. It takes BEING a good friend to HAVE good friends!
4. Appreciate your family (and friends)....don't take them for granted! You will never always completely agree with their thinking or their ways; but, they will always be your family & holding grudges only hurts yourself in the end. And remember, ALL families are a little whacked in one way or another! :}
5. Don't stop the music.....Keep On Dancin'!!!
6. Know who you are & what defines you. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise & stay true to that!
7. Don't be afraid to have fun & just let loose a little!!
8. Be honest to yourself & others.
9. Keep up the communication...even if it's hard to say or hard to hear. You must be able to talk it out!
10. Create a life list & know it's always a list in process. One thing at a time!
11. You never REALLY have to grow up completely. Just learn how to be responsible about it! :}
12. Do whatever you've got to do to fill your soul with lots of love!
13. Just do what you've to do to make it work...and love whatever it is that you love to do!!
14. Understand how to feel "balanced". Everyone's different, only you know what you need to do! Is it dance, church, medication, girl's night, Jazzercise :}, Yoga, whatever...do what you gotta do! :}
15. Learn how to clear your mind & find the inner peace! (and when you figure that out, will you let me know?! :})
16. You're never too old to try whatever you want to try!
17. Keep your life organized & in order (as well as your home!). Set goals each year on what you want to accomplish. The moment you let go is when it decides to take over. And don't beat yourself up when it starts to tilt the other way...just keep trying!
18. Lots of hugs & kisses!! :}
19. Appreciate good music, all kinds of genre's (OK, I realize this was also #5 in a sense; but, a good song is what always gets me through any mood or challenge!)
20. Realize life is a roller coaster! Take the valleys with the hills, hang on & enjoy the ride!! :)

AMEN!

There's your serman today...know get on with it all ready would ya?! :}

And why does that sound so easy too?! We all know that is not the case!! :}

(NOW get on with it....while I get on to my cleaning & list of things to do so I can go have some fun too!)