Lessons in Making Your Life (and the Lives of People around You) Easier

Mind your manners, people.

I could leave it at that, but nope, here I go.

WHAT TO STOP

• Behaving as if you are the only one who matters in the world
• Living in a virtual world and neglecting your “real” friends and family
• Being late
• Being dishonest
• Pushing your agenda on others
• Being unkind
• Being selfish
• Neglecting to invest in your community
• Being a downer
• And for goodness sake stop playing the victim card

These are just a few of my pet peeves at the moment. If you really want to make a difference in the world, begin with your little patch of earth and see if you can effect positive change in others – not through your words but through your actions.

So what can you do? (Glad you asked.)

WHAT TO START

• Taking care of your needs (eat, rest and move), turning off the TV/computer/cell phone and connecting with the people around you
• Valuing other people’s time as much as your own
• Being truthful with everyone – especially yourself
• Releasing the need to judge others – you do not know their path
• Giving to others and giving to yourself generously; whether of your time or your resources, giving helps you connect with other people
• Contributing and find a cause greater than yourself – someone or something that needs you more
• Being more positive and, for goodness sake, whatever you’ve been through, you’re here now; that doesn’t make you a victim in my book – that makes you a survivor. Own it and you can change it.