2010: a time for change?

Things have not been going well for me for the past few months. I cant stand my job boss and have been searching for a new one for a good while now, I feel like I come home to take care of kids (people I am supporting) after a stressful day of work, I work too much in general (7 days a week), and I just found out that Walgreens did not provide me with insurance even though I signed up for it. Saturday I opened my electricity bill and it was $300 (see, I told you they were kids), yesterday I spent $188 at the doctor's office due to the lack of insurance and I havent even gotten the prescriptions filled yet. My boss told me the other day, in a positive way, that we were about to get a lot of good work coming in and that I "should be lucky that I have a job instead of being like those who just got laid off." Who says that to their employee? I mean is that supposed to make me see the light? Cause if so, it just made me hate my boss that much more instead.


When I read everyone else's blogs I find a lot of positivity and it really makes me envy them. I want to be a positive person. I want my life to be positive and I want all the people making me work hard to drag me down to just get out. I am tired of compromising and am struggling to make everyone else happy. I need to be free.


I got this in an email and thought I would share. Perfect timing, huh?


HANDBOOK 2010:


Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10 - 30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.


Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. 
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't overdo. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the cirriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree..


Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business..
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.


Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
35. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
36. The best is yet to come..
37. Your inner most is always happy. So, be happy.