GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE

GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE





This is amazing, he died of pancreatic cancer in 2008, but wrote a book ‘The last lecture” before then, 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 his wife and children 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.
2. Don ' t have negative thoughts of things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment
3. Don ' t over do; keep your limits
4. Don ' t take yourself so seriously; no one else does
5. Don ' t waste your precious energy on gossip
6. Dream more while you are awake
7. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
8. Forget issues of the past. Don ' t remind your partner of his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
9. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don ' t hate others.
10. Make peace with your past so it won ' t spoil the present
11. No one is in charge of your happiness except you
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.
13. Smile and laugh more
14. You don ' t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Community:
15. Call your family often
16. Each day give something good to others
17. Forgive everyone for everything
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
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.

Life:
22. Put GOD first in anything and everything that you think, say and do.
23. GOD heals everything
24. Do the right things
25. However good or bad a situation is, it will change
26. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
27. The best is yet to come
28. Get rid of anything that isn ' t useful, beautiful or joyful
29. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it
30. If you know GOD you will always be happy. So, be happy.

While you practice all of the above, share this knowledge with the people you love, people you school with,
people you play with, people you work with and people you live with.
Not only will it enrich YOUR life, but also that of those around you.

INVICTUS

Inspiring poem by by the English poet William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) Invictus (Latin for "unconquered")

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

Absolutely love this song

Lyrics: Okano Akihito Music: Okano Akihito

Japanese
Winding Road

長く永い旅路に僕は君に恋した
季節めぐり時雨月
心をそっと濡らす
時が何か変えるなら
どうかどうかそっとして
君と歩く今だけ
静かに止まっていて

水辺のほとりに続いたWinding Road
こんな二人にはお似合いなんだろう
一つの傘が悲しい

まだ君が好きだから
素直に受け止められずに
この雨に流されてすべてが嘘だと
もう一度微笑んで

深く深く束ねた指をそっと離して
最後に見せた強がり
本当は離したくない

ずっとこれからも忘れはしないだろう
君が恋しても僕が恋しても
確かに感じた永遠を

ただ君が好きだった
気持ちに嘘はないのに
どこかで掛け違えた
ボタンを外せないままになった
もうすぐ冬がやってくる
この指かじかむ前に
やっと今外せて良かった
冷たい風には負けそうだから
温もり残ったままなら終われそうで

Romanised

Nagaku nagai tabiji ni boku wa kimi ni koishita
Kisetsu meguri shigure tsuki
Kokoro wo sotto nurasu
Toki ga nanika kaeru nara
Douka douka sotto shite
Kimi to aruku ima dake
Shizuka ni tomatte ite

Mizube no hotori ni tsuduita Winding Road
Konna futari ni wa oniai nan darou
Hitotsu no kasa ga kanashii

Mada kimi ga suki dakara
Sunao ni uketomerarezu ni
Kono ame ni nagasarete subete ga uso dato
Mou ichido hohoende

Fukaku fukaku tabaneta yubi wo sotto hanashite
Saigo ni miseta tsuyogari
Hontou wa hanashitaku nai

Zutto korekara mo wasure wa shinai darou
Kimi ga koishite mo boku ga koishite mo
Tashika ni kanjita eien wo

Tada kimi ga suki datta
Kimochi ni uso wa nai no ni
Dokokade kake chigaeta
BOTAN wo hazuse nai mama ni natta
Mou sugu fuyu ga yatte kuru
Kono yubi kajikamu mae ni
Yatto ima hazusete yokatta
Tsumetai kaze ni wa make sou dakara
Nukumori nokotta mama nara oware sou de

English
On this long , long journey I Fell in love with you
The rainy moon of the changing seasons softly wets my heart
if time could change something,
please, please,
quietly stop when I'm just walking with you

Do we really suit each other
Walking under that single , sad umbrella
on the winding road continuing near the waterside?

because i still love you , without
honestly reacting to this rain
pouring on me , I laugh again,
"this is all a lie"

our deeply , deeply entwined fingers
quietly separate
as my final show of strength for you
But truly, I don't want to go

from now until forever , I doubt I'll ever forget
this eternity which we definitely felt
even if you or I fall in love

though my feelings contain no lie, I just love you
we ran past each other someplace
and our buttons became so that they didn't undo

winter's almost here
before our fingers numb with frostbite
it would be nice if we separate at last
we're no match for this chilly wind
so if we have any warmth left , let this be where we stop

Full song MTV
From Jpopasia.

Goodbye My lover

"Goodbye My Lover"

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.
So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.
You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your hand.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I am a dreamer and when i wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

[x2]
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bare my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.
Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.



The movie : The Notebook ( a Lovely movie )

WOD 122209

Deadlift 2-2-2-2-2

then:-

In 10 minutes, complete as many rounds as possible of:
3 Kettlebell Double Press @ 24kg(M)/16kg(W)
12 Medicine Ball Cleans @ 10kg(M)/5kg(W)

DL = 80kg , 90kg , 100kg , 105kg , 105kg

3 x BarBell @ 40kg
12 MB @ 10kg

5 round 3 BB 3 MB in 10 min

GREAT WORK OUT

p.s Special thanks to Tony for Christmas/birthday gift .

WOD 120209

For max reps of:
1 Minute Single Arm Kettlebell Swing, R
Rest 30 secs
1 Mnute Single Arm Kettlebell Swing, L
Rest 30 secs
1 Minute Kettlebell Snatches, R
Rest 30 secs
1 Minute Kettlebell Snatches, L
Rest 30 secs
1 Minute Kettlebell Clean & Jerk, R
Rest 30 secs
1 Minute Kettlebell Clean & Jerk, L

*Select a kettlebell weight and use it for the entire workout. Kettle bell cannot be placed on the ground once workset is started. Record reps for each work set.

35,25 / 10,10 / 10,10

Common Sense.... gone, yup it's gone alright

BROMONT, Quebec – A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.

Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Saturday she was diagnosed with major depression and was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from insurance giant company.

But the payments dried up this fall and when Blanchard called the Insurance company, she says she was told she was available to work because of Facebook.

She said her insurance agent described several pictures Blanchard posted on Facebook, including ones showing her having a good time at a Chippendales bar show, at her birthday party and on a sun holiday.

Blanchard said the insurance company told her it's evidence she is no longer depressed. She's fighting to get her benefits reinstated and says her lawyer is exploring what the next step should be.

Blanchard told the CBC that on her doctor's advice, she tried to have fun, including nights out at her local bar with friends and short getaways to sun destinations, as a way to forget her problems.

The Insurance company wouldn't comment on Blanchard's case, but did say they would not deny or terminate a claim solely based on information published on Web sites such as Facebook.