2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. Buy a VCR or DVR and tape your tv shows to watch at another time, and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statement, My purpose is to __________ today.

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games, and read more books than you did last year.

7. Make time to practice meditation, reading your Bible, and prayer. These 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. When you are asleep, let it be REM sleep, the kind that your body can heal during.

10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in processing companies.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of pure water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli florets, black olives, almonds, and walnuts.

12. Try to make at least five people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk, and let new and flowing energy into your life. New doors open when old ones close.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, or issues of the past, negative thoughts, or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment affirming only good, good, good comes into your life.

15. 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 a tough class in school, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. Learn those lessons the first time, so you don't have to keep repeating them.

16. Eat breakfast like a king or queen, lunch like a prince or princess, and dinner like a college student with a maxed out credit card. If you are overweight, set a goal to lose those extra pounds and be healthy.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the blues away. Affirm that your life is filled with joy, joy, joy. Choose to be happy.

18. Life may not be fair, but it can still be good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating or being jealous of anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. Others have a right to their opinion same as you.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. No one is perfect, not even you.

23. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Before criticizing others, you need to walk a mile in their shoes. Don't ever assume anything until you have all the facts.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. Your own thoughts create your life so no one is to blame for it but you if you are not happy.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In five years, will this matter?

26. Forgive everyone for everything. Don't hold grudges against anyone. It only hurts you.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.

28. Remember GOD heals everything. Prayer can change things when nothing else will.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. Life is full of valleys AND mountains. Learn to go with the flow of life.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch. Let them know you care about them.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful. Anything you haven't used in six months, give it away to someone who can use it.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. Don't ever be greedy. Share what you have with others in need.

33. The best is yet to come. You will reap what you sow.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, get dressed, and show up.

35. Do the right thing always! Do everything like you are doing it for the Lord, and you won't have any regrets later. When you do your best, that's all you can do.

36. Call or email your friends often.

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished _________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember life is not an amusement park, and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it always, and enjoy the ride. Don't burn your candle at both ends, or it will soon meet in the middle.

40. Genuinely care about others. Show kindness towards all people because it costs nothing but a bit of effort and can be priceless to the person to whom it is being given.

41. Try taking less meds and eat more potatoes to stop depression.

42. Stop procrastinating. Make a list of things you need to do each day, and prioritize them. Then do them and mark them off as they are done each day.

43. Begin blessing people instead of cursing at them. Blessings work and will get things accomplished. Cursing at people only makes your own life worse.

44. Get an education. Nothing will hold you down like lack of an education. Believe in yourself, that you can accomplish great things.

45. Don't wait for things to happen. Make them happen by visualizing them in your own mind.

46. In all things you do, always put God first, so that His blessings can be poured out upon you. He always takes care of His Own.

47. Save a little money out of every check for a rainy day, no matter the amount. Every bit adds up in the long run.

48. Make it a point to be peaceful, quiet, and clean in your home. Respect your neighbor's rights as well as your own.

49. Avoid as many stress factors as you can each day, so you will be calmer, and your life won't be dramatic or chaotic.

50. Do things that you enjoy doing, things that make you laugh and be happy.

51. Take a bath or shower every day. Wash your hair. Put on clean clothes. It will make you feel better to look your best.

52. End every day by giving thanks to God for all your blessings.