Sunday, April 30, 2023



Things I knew... and didn't know...
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes. Idoeno? First thing I notice is their face and expressions. 
2. If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there's a 50% chance you'll die years earlier. That's what they say.  
3. There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly like you. There's a 9% chance that you'll meet one of them in your lifetime. Deja vu
4. Sleeping without a pillow reduces back pain and keeps your spine stronger.
5. A person’s height is determined by their father, and their weight is determined by their mother.
6. If a part of your body "falls asleep", You can almost always "wake it up" by shaking your head.
7. There are three things the human brain cannot resist noticing - food, attractive people, and danger. Definitely food is number one.
8. Right-handed people tend to chew food on their right side. Not true 
9. Putting dry tea bags in gym bags or smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor.
10. According to Albert Einstein, if honeybees were to disappear from Earth, humans would be dead within 4 years. Very probable.
11. There are so many kinds of apples, that if you ate a new one every day, it would take over 20 years to try them all. So... Where are they? 
12. You can survive without eating for weeks, but you will only live 11 days without sleeping.
13. People who laugh a lot are healthier than those who don’t. Absolutely! 
14. Laziness and inactivity kills just as many people as smoking. True.
15. A human brain has a capacity to store 5 times as much information as Wikipedia. Remembering it is the issue. 
16. Our brain uses the same amount of power as a 10-watt light bulb!! Sadly...
Some people are on the 1 watt program. Thus, dim the witted.
17. Our body gives enough heat in 30 minutes to boil 1.5 liters of water!!
18. The Ovum egg is the largest cell and the sperm is the smallest cell!!
19. Stomach acid (conc. HCl) is strong enough to dissolve razor blades!!
20. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day & while you walk, SMILE. It is the ultimate antidepressant. Preferably somewhere in nature.
21. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.  30 minutes with nature.
22. When you wake up in the morning, think positive, it works wonders.  TRUE
23. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. Good idea... but extremely limiting. Ice cream!
24. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, broccoli, and almonds.
Well... It's a nice thought... Not happening. 
25. Try to make at least three people smile each day. Works like a miracle. 
26. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts, and things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment. Lost on the younger generations. 
27. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a college kid with a maxed-out charge card. Idoeno... balance!
28. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. Unless you're Gen Z... nothing is fair... or as they live and breathe,  everything is unfair.  
29. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Forgive them for everything.
Forgive,  forget,  and move on with your life. 
30. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. Yep... BE HAPPY.
31. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. ACCEPTANCE.
32. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present. Absolutely True.
33. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
34. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. ONLY YOU!
35. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?' 
36. Help the needy, Be generous! Be a 'Giver' not a 'Taker'
37. What other people think of you is none of your business. I DON'T CARE.
38. Time heals everything, except grief. Grief is a sign of Love.
39. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. It always does.
40. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. Watching time slip away quickly. 
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. Each night before you go to bed be thankful for what you accomplished today. 
43. Your goal everyday... Simply be happy! Bring others with you.