Live Well, Be Well

Hello and Welcome to Another Beautiful Day,

To start the New Year off well, apply these 22 Laws of Wellness from cancer survivor Greg Anderson:

The Law of Esprit: The joy you feel is life!

The Law of Personal Accountability: If it’s going to be, it’s up to me. – Robert H. Schuller

The Law of Unity: The part can never be well unless the whole is well. – Plato

The Law of Physical Activity: Use it or lose it.

The Law of Nutritional Frugality: A little with quiet is the only diet. – Scottish proverb

The Law of Minimal Medical Invasiveness: The art of medicine is generally a question of time. – Ovid

The Law of Stress-Hardiness: It’s not what happens to you. It’s what you do about it. – W. Mitchell “survivor”

The Law of Emotional Choice: Learning to be aware of feelings… is an essential lifetime skill. – Joan Borysenko (author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind)

The Law of Developmental Motivation: Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. – Henry Van Dyke

The Law of Human Dignity: God created man in His own image. – Genesis

The Law of Win/Win: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. – The Golden Rule

The Law of Present-Moment Living: Be here now. – Ram Dass

The Law of Mindfulness: The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven. – John Milton

The Law of Creativity: Imagination is the eye of the soul. – Joseph Joubert

The Law of Lifetime Growth: We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden. – Goethe

The Law of Life Mission: He dies every day who lives a lingering life. – Pierrard Poullet

The Law of Purpose Through Service: Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

The Law of Stewardship: If you want happiness for a lifetime, help the next generation. – Chinese proverb

The Law of Forgiveness: Forgiveness restores our hearts to the innocence that we knew – an innocence that allowed us the freedom to love. – Robin Casarjian (author of Forgiveness: A Bold Choice for a Peaceful Heart)

The Law of Gratitude: Affirm the good things.

The Law of Personal Peace: Without inner peace, it is impossible to have world peace. – The Dalai Lama

The Law of Unconditional Loving: … and the greatest of these is love. – Saint Paul

May you find your way to wellness.