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CNN posts story about the Southwest pilot that held plane for murder victim’s family

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Hey everyone, I am taking a serious issue with the idea of the government controlling our internet experience. I don’t ask for help often, but I seriously don’t want to see the success of a unique internet ID supported by the government.
Please help me put a stop to this!!!

I am the originator of this post… but please post as your status to get the word around.

“…My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, but when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal with a flesh-and-blood person. My mortgage and loan payments will therefore and hereafter no longer be automatic, but will arrive at your bank by cheque, addressed personally and confidentially to an employee at your bank whom you must nominate. Be aware that it is an offence under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an envelope…”

Suppose we did our work
like the snow, quietly, quietly,
leaving nothing out.

Halsted Street, USA. Take a look at the real backbone of Chicago. 

1. Move. Even if that means just parking further away from your office and hoofing it to the front door. I hesitate to use the word “exercise”, since that word has negative connotations for people. Here it is in a nutshell: Moving is good. It gets your dopamine levels up in your brain. It makes you feel good. The end.

2. Turn off your TV. You are exposed to violence and just plain sadness and negativity when you watch TV. Afraid you’ll miss your football/basketball games? Watch them at a friend’s house. Which leads to…

3. Spend more face-to-face time with people. Texting is great for brief comments and questions, and email is great for quick communication, but actually take the time to see people in person.

4. Get enough sleep. My great-uncle took naps every day of his life. He’s still alert and healthy at 98. Enough said.

5. Ask yourself, “Does it really matter?” Will winning this argument help you feel better? Will it give you a greater sense of satisfaction? Only very temporarily.

6. Ask yourself, “Is this in my best interest?” And then listen to your answer. And act on it.

7. Trust your inutition. It is right 99.9% of the time. And that remaining .01%? That’s the part where you’re not sure you should have listened to your intuition, but months, years from now you’ll realize you did the right thing.

8. Spend part of every day in silence. Turn off the music, TV, anything that makes noise. Just sit. And be.

9. Read. And if you aren’t into reading, listen to books on iTunes, MP3, CD, whatever.

10. Create a budget. You know what’s scarier than having to follow a budget? Not having one at all. I’m not talking about a budget in minute detail - just know what you are paying for each month, and how much you are paying for it.

11. Take your medication as prescribed. And if you aren’t taking it, see #7. Maybe you aren’t taking it for a good reason (side effects, it’s no longer effective, etc.) See your doctor. And be open and honest with him/her.

12. Learn to be okay with impermanence. Once you come to terms with the fact that every single thing in life is not permanent, you start appreciating it more.

13. Travel. Even if expenses are tight, find a way. Even if you are a tourist in your own city or state. People were meant to visit other places. It makes your neurons happy.

14. Make a list of lifetime goals. Some people call this a “bucket list”. That sounds kind of morbid to me, but whatever you call it, write down the things you want to accomplish in your life - no matter how outlandish they may seem. The fact that you’ve written your goals down means you’ve taken a huge step towards accomplishing them.

15. Unplug. Spend at least 2 hours every day away from your iPhone, Blackberry, laptop, anything electronic. Sounds easy, right? Try it.

Einstein: “I believe in Spinoza’s God, who reveals himself in the lawful harmony of all that exists, but not in a God who concerns himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.”

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