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Twelve Things We all need to do more3/14/2015 #1 Be polite.
Say please and thank you and excuse me. It does not matter if you think people deserve respect or not. They do. Give sincere complements and learn to accept them graciously. #2 Cook your own food. Use fresh ingredients and a cookbook. A good knife and a good cutting board can change your life. #3 Plant gardens. Grow some of your own food and plant flowers just because they are beautiful. #4 Play outside. Best with kids and animals, but other adults will do. #5 Do nice things for people. Doing nice things for people you know makes your family life better. Doing nice things for people you don't know is called charity. #6 Build things. Out of wood with your hands and tools. (Learn to use power tools if you don't know how.) Make what you build functional and beautiful. #7 Touch. Hug, shake hands, pat on the back, high five, snuggle. Everyone needs it. It is healing. #8 Sing and dance. You don't need an audience and you don't need a reason. Just do it! #9 Sit still and think. Dream, scheme, plan and pray. #10 Stop and smell the roses…or the coffee. Learn how to make the perfect cup of tea. It takes time and it can't be rushed. The same goes for hot baths. You may actually get to do #9 while you're doing it. #11 Read books. Real ones with pages and covers and spines. Feel them; smell them. Go to the library and feel and smell those books too. #12 Use some vocabulary. Use adverbs and adjectives. Banish the words "thing", "stuff", "weird" and all curse words. (I personally enjoy substituting the words "phooey", "poppycock" and "bullhockey" for other well-known swear words.) You are so smart that you can probably come up with some dictionary worthy words yourself.
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