Bet On It! Food For Thought - 35 - An AUTOTELIC Person

An AUTOTELIC Person Needs Few Material Possessions & Little Entertainment, Comfort, Power, Or Fame Because So Much Of What He Or She Does Is Already Rewarding. Because Such Persons Experience Flow In Work, In Family Life, When Interacting With People, When Eating, Even When Alone With Nothing To Do, They Are Less Dependent On The External Rewards That Keep Others Motivated To Go On With A Life Composed Of Routines. They Are More Autonomous & Independent Because They Cannot Be As Easily Manipulated With Threats Or Rewards From The Outside. At The Same Time, They Are More Involved With Everything Around Them Because They Are Fully Immersed In The Current Of Life.

Wake Up Early. Ignore Normal. Stop Talking. Start Meditating. Say Yes. Mean No. Find The Good. Be The Good. Seek Knowledge. Understand More Completely. Think Critically Objectively. Let Children Play. Master Your Emotions. Have No Fear! Kill Your Television. Drink Wine. Cook With Garlic. Hug Everyone. Tell People You Love Them. Help Spiders Escape. Eat Salad. Make Fries. Travel Far & Around The Corner. Be The Highest Expression Of You. Fight The Worst Of Yourself & Everyone Else. Have Gratitude, Express It. Work Hard. Play Harder. Feel The Wind. Bathe In The Sun. Love Nature, Feel It!. Create Your Best Work. You Are Living Art! Find Meaning In All Things, Search For Answers. Help Others. Dance Like A Fool. Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously. Read Poetry. Listen To Music. Scream! Question Everything. Speak Seriously. Stay Up Late.

RULES TO LIVE BY.
1. Never Shake A Man’s Hand Sitting Down. 2. Don’t Enter A Pool By The Stairs. 3. The Person At The BBQ Grill Is The Closest Thing To Royalty. 4. In A Negotiation, Never Make The First Offer. 5. Request The Late Check-Out. 6. When Entrusted With A Secret, Keep It. 7. Hold Your Heroes & Yourself To A Higher Standard. 8. Return A Borrowed Car With A Full Tank Of Gas. 9. Play With Passion Or Don’t Play At All. 10. When Shaking Hands, Grip Firmly And Look Them In The Eye. 11. Don’t Let A Wishbone Grow Where A Backbone Should Be. 12. If You Need Music On The Beach, You’re Missing The Point. 13. You Marry Someone, You Marry Their Family. 14. Be Like A Duck. Remain Calm On The Surface While Paddling Like Crazy Underneath. 15. Experience The Serenity, Energy Of Meditation. 16. Never Be Afraid To Ask Out The Best Looking Person In The Room. 17. Never Turn Down A Breath Mint. 18. Dressing Well Is Worth 1000 Words. 19. Try Writing Your Own Eulogy. Never Stop Revising. 20. Thank A Veteran. Then Make It Up To Him. 21. Eat Lunch With The New Kid. 22. After Writing An Angry Email, Read It Carefully. Then Delete It. 23. Manners Maketh An Individual. 24. When Appropriate, Give Credit. Take The Blame. 25. Stand Up To Bullies. Protect Those Bullied. 26. Write Down Your Dreams, Find Your Passions. 27. Take Time To Snuggle Your Pets, They Love You So Much & Are Always Happy To See You. 28. Be Confident & Humble At The Same Time. 29. If Ever In Doubt, REFUSE To Be Ordinary! 30. In All Things Lead By Example Not Explanation. 31. Vulnerability Is Ok & Isn't Anything To Be Ashamed Of. 32. Speak, Especially When Your Voice Shakes.

“Because In The End, You Won’t Remember The Time You Spent Working In The Office Or Mowing Your Lawn. Climb That Goddamn Mountain.” ---- Jack Kerouac

Live As Though Heaven Is On Earth. We Are The Ones We've Been Waiting For. We Are The Change That We Seek.

“You’ll Learn, As You Get Older, That Rules Are Made To Be Broken. Be Bold Enough To Live Life On Your Terms, And Never, Ever Apologize For It. Go Against The Grain, Refuse To Conform, Take The Road Less Traveled Instead Of The Well-Beaten Path. Laugh In The Face Of Adversity, And Leap Before You Look. Dance As Though EVERYBODY Is Watching. March To The Beat Of Your Own Drummer. And Stubbornly Refuse To Fit In.”
---- Mandy Hale

I Want To Live My Life In Such A Way That When I Get Out Of Bed In The Morning, The Devil Says, "Aw Shit, He's Up! ---- Steve Maraboli

"Who Looks Outside, Dreams; Who Looks Inside, Awakens." ---- C.G. Jung

When You Reach The Top, Keep Climbing. ---- Zen Proverb

Truth Has No Agenda! We Aren't Here To Just Live. We Are Here To Change The World.

When Was The Last Time You Did Something For The First Time? Meditation Opens Up A Whole New World.

Do Not Call Me Perfect, A Lie Is Never A Compliment. Call Me An Erratic Damaged And Insecure Mess. Then Tell Me That You Love Me For It. ---- Beau Toplin

Be In Love With Your Life. Every Minute Of It. ---- Jack Kerouac

Once You Have Accepted Your Flaws No One Can Use Them Against You. Replace Fear Of The Unknown With Curiosity!!