I got this email forward today. It goes like this:
There's some mighty fine advice in these words, even if you're not superstitious. This Lotus Touts has been sent to you for good luck from the Anthony Robbins organization. It has been sent around the world ten times so far.
The Lotus Touts must leave your hands in 6 MINUTES. Otherwise you will get a very unpleasant surprise. This is true, even if you are not superstitious, agnostic, or otherwise faith impaired.
Send this to at least 5 people and your life will improve.1-4 people: Your life will improve slightly.
5-9 people: Your life will improve to your liking.
9-14 people: You will have at least 5 surprises in the next 3 weeks
15 and above: Your life will improve drastically and everything you ever dreamed of will begin to take shape.A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. Do not keep this message.
Of course, since the gal who sent it to me knows I don't believe in all that "forward this to 568 people in the next 30 seconds or you will grow warts in places you didn't know you had places" kind of thing, she made sure to tell me she was sending it on because she knows I enjoy the occasional forward if it's something blog-worthy. I decided though, that since posting it to a blog means I've shared it with way more than 15 people, I'm going to either be drunk with new pleasures of life... or I'll be knocking on Anthony Robbins' door and taking it up with him. Yeah. I really believe it came from him, and I intend to hold him to it.
Here are those bits of wisdom:
- Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
- Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
- Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
- When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
- When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
- Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
- Believe in love at first sight.
- Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
- Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the
only way to live life completely. - In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
- Don't judge people by their relatives.
- Talk slowly but think quickly.
- When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
- Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
- Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
- When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
- Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
- Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
- When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
- Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
- Spend some time alone.
Post it in your blog too. Cash in on mental feng shui.
