Points on How to Improve Your Life

GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE

- by DR. RANDY PAUSCH

He was a Carnegie Melon professor and was in his forties. He died of

pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book 'The last lecture", one of

the bestsellers in 2007. What a legacy to leave behind... In a letter

to his wife Jai and his children, Dylan, Logan, and Chloe, he wrote

this beautiful "guide to a better life" for them to follow.

May you be blessed by his insight.

POINTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE

Personality:

1. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

true, every single person is a unique character, the main protagonist in his/her own lif

2. Don't have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment

true, negative thoughts may affect your health

3. Don't over do; keep your limits

well, sometimes there are certain conditions that forced us to do something beyond our limits, especially when we want to get improved in something

4. Don't take yourself so seriously; no one else does

sometimes we have to, or at least, never treat our own life as a joke

5. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip

true, gossip is totally useless, better tell some facts than thousand lies

6. Dream more while you are awake

emmm... well, sometimes we have to be realistic too

7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

yep, every single person is unique, and different from others, just like number 1 said, never compare

8. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

true, what is important in our life is the present

9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

true, better find something else to do

10. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present

as number 8 said

11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you

moreover, we have to decide our own fate

12. 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

algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

yea, life is a school, and experience is the best teacher

13. Smile and laugh more

yep, smile and laugh put some stresses away

14. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

yea, I think it's worthless to argue, just yes or no may solve the whole problems

Community:

15. Call your family often

16. Each day give something good to others

17. Forgive everyone for everything

hard to do, maybe the hardest thing to do

18. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6

19. Try to make at least three people smile each day

quite easy when we have a good mood that day

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

21. Your job will not take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.({})

"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver." (Mahatma Gandhi)