RULES TO LIVE BY

I thought that I would go ahead and post the rules that I live by. I can highly recommend these rules, at least if you happen to be as lucky as I do. There are three of them.

1. KNOW HOW TO PICK YOUR BATTLES -- Also known as "Don't sweat the small stuff." I prefer to furmulate it this way because I think that, equally as important as not sweating the small stuff is sweating the big stuff. That is, figure out what is important to you and insist on that. Ignore or give way on everything else.

2. DON'T WASTE TIME THINKING YOU CAN CHANGE PEOPLE -- Most of the frustrations in my life have come from thinking that if I just explained things in the right way, people would change to be the way I wanted them to be. This is just a flat-out stupid thing to think. Since I do not change myself (usually) to accommodate the desires of others, why should I think other people would do that to me?

3. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT -- This one is self-explanatory, but there is a second part to this. Asking for what you want is fine, but you have to be able to decide the difference between fleeting desires and those that truly go to your core. That means that this rule does not give you carte blanche to demand anything that pops into your head. Implied in this rule is a commitment to be thoughtful about your desires and only try to realize those that survive such a test.

Well thats it, the key to everlasting happiness. Now just go out there and start living. I will do the same.

OGW