it's the simple things

I found some inspiring stuff while cleaning out and reorganizing my upstairs closets. Why do we always make life so complex sometimes?

12 Rules of Happiness

1) Live a simple life. Don't plan too many things each day. Be temperate and moderate in your lifestyle.

2) Spend less than you earn. This may be difficult to do, but it pays big dividends in contentment and peace of mind.

3) Think constructively. Store useful thoughts in your mind.

4) Cultivate a flexible disposition. Resist the tendency to want your own way. Try to see another person's point of view.

5) Be grateful. Begin each day with a prayer of thanksgiving for all your blessings. Let God know you are grateful.

6) Rule your moods. Your mental attitude is all-important in living at peace with others.

7) Give generously. Intelligent giving of your time, talents, personality, and money will bring great joy.

8) Work with right motives. Seek to grow favor with God and man, seeking His will first in your life.

9) Be interested in others. As we serve others, we reap happiness as a byproduct of a life of self-giving.

10) Make the most of today. Use it wisely so you may look back on it without regret.

11) Take time for a hobby. Time spent on leisure interests should bring you diversion and relaxation.

12) Stay close to God. Enduring happiness depends on continuing spiritual nourishment. As God's children, we have His promise of constant love and care.


--I don't know who wrote this, but it came from a church bulletin somewhere

Record breaking 3 in one day!

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weird??

Am I the only person in the world that loves cleaning up at the end of a party, gathering, or weekend sleepover?!

somewhat useless birthday factoids

http://www.paulsadowski.org/birthday.asp

who thinks up this stuff??

According to the birthday calculator:

You were born on a Sunday under the astrological sign Gemini.
Your Life path number is 6.
Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2442942.5.
The golden number for 1976 is 1.
The epact number for 1976 is -1.
The year 1976 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/31/1976 and ending 2/17/1977.You were born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Elk; your plant is Mullein.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Mesore, the fourth month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 15 Sivan 5736.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (1986)
Raz-B (1985)
Rivers Cuomo (1970)
Jamie Walters (1969)
Ally Sheedy (1962)
Tim Allen (1953)
Richard Thomas (1951)
Malcolm McDowell (1943)
Siegfried Fischbacher (1939)
Christo (1935)
Paul Lynde (1926)
Ralph Edwards (1913)
William Butler Yeats (1865)

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 4.31506849315068 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)