Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
10 Life-Enhancing Things You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less
1. Watch "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. See it online at www.Oprah.com. This is a deeply moving segment that may be the best ten minutes you've ever invested in front of a computer.
2. Spend a little while watching the sunset with your mate. Nothing extra is necessary. Just sit and take in the natural beauty of the sky and appreciate being able to share it with the one you love.
3. Sit quietly by yourself. It doesn't really matter where or when. Just let your feelings bubble up and then experience the thoughts flowing out of your mind. Clearing your head and heart will give you extra energy to get through the rest of the day.
4. Write a thank you note to your mate. When was the last time you thanked your partner for just being who he or she is and being with you? Doing this in writing will give your partner something to cherish for the rest of his or her life.
5. Take out your oldest family photo album and look through it. The experience will fill you with fond memories and perhaps make you a bit wistful for days gone by.
6. Play with a child. Most kids have short attention spans; ten minutes of quality time from a loving adult can make their day. It will also help you stay in touch with the child inside of you.
7. Visualize or imagine a positive outcome for any issue. Medical doctors recommend visualization to patients with chronic and potentially fatal illnesses. If it can help them, it can do the same for you.
8. Go to bed with the one you love ten minutes earlier than usual. Then spend that time just holding each other. Let the feeling of warmth from your mate move through you.
9. Hang out by some water. Studies show that hospital patients who can see a natural body of water from their beds get better at a 30 percent faster rate. If you're not near the coast or a lake, try taking a bath. Doing so is also healing.
10. Get Your Body Moving. Shake, twist, and jump around. Let yourself feel the joy of moving to your favorite music, or just the sounds in your head. Run, walk, and bike to your hearts content. You will live longer and love it more.
2. Spend a little while watching the sunset with your mate. Nothing extra is necessary. Just sit and take in the natural beauty of the sky and appreciate being able to share it with the one you love.
3. Sit quietly by yourself. It doesn't really matter where or when. Just let your feelings bubble up and then experience the thoughts flowing out of your mind. Clearing your head and heart will give you extra energy to get through the rest of the day.
4. Write a thank you note to your mate. When was the last time you thanked your partner for just being who he or she is and being with you? Doing this in writing will give your partner something to cherish for the rest of his or her life.
5. Take out your oldest family photo album and look through it. The experience will fill you with fond memories and perhaps make you a bit wistful for days gone by.
6. Play with a child. Most kids have short attention spans; ten minutes of quality time from a loving adult can make their day. It will also help you stay in touch with the child inside of you.
7. Visualize or imagine a positive outcome for any issue. Medical doctors recommend visualization to patients with chronic and potentially fatal illnesses. If it can help them, it can do the same for you.
8. Go to bed with the one you love ten minutes earlier than usual. Then spend that time just holding each other. Let the feeling of warmth from your mate move through you.
9. Hang out by some water. Studies show that hospital patients who can see a natural body of water from their beds get better at a 30 percent faster rate. If you're not near the coast or a lake, try taking a bath. Doing so is also healing.
10. Get Your Body Moving. Shake, twist, and jump around. Let yourself feel the joy of moving to your favorite music, or just the sounds in your head. Run, walk, and bike to your hearts content. You will live longer and love it more.
Friday, February 4, 2011
a few rules
1.Never stop thinking. This is important. If someone ever says to you ‘You need to stop thinking so much,’ call them ignorant in your head and keep thinking deeper. It is this mentality that breeds stupidity and sheeple. Your mind is the most important tool you have, if you stop using it, it will atrophy. Question everything.
2. Stare into space blankly and don’t mentally punish yourself for doing it, even if it is for that split second. If you have a problem with staring blankly, think of it as daydreaming.
3. Root Beer sucks after having spicy food.
4. Everything is going to be just fine. If you worry about acne, you’re going to get a fucking pimple.
5. Don’t be afraid to talk about anything. You shouldn’t be afraid of reality.
6. Everyone is a hypocrite.
7. You are all original. Every life experience is case sensitive and unique. Every time you wake up or go to the bathroom or quote someone else, you are becoming more you than anyone has ever been.
8. Do pointless things. Don’t actively restrain or hide yourself from the redundant.
9. Stop rushing. Shut up and embrace the sound of silence.
10. Religion shouldn’t be taught, it should be found. No one should tell you what to believe except you. And while were on the subject…
11. Don’t be restrained by one religion. People change every moment of everyday. Minds grow and evolve. Religion has no law so feel free to mix and match. Make your own.
12. Going to the bathroom is not a right nor a privilege. it’s an act of nature.
13. Talking to yourself is healthy. Is there anyone that you have more in common with?
14. There is no such thing as time. The sun never sets or rises. Days and years don’t exist. There is only your life. Earlier today you were born and death is predicted later in the evening.
15. We will always be in a transitional phase. Look outside and know that everything will be replaced at some point. This existence is temporary.
16. Its not half empty or half full. Its half a glass.
17. Every now and then take something that you see everyday and try to see it in a different light. Renew its existence.
18. Be happy, but don’t force it.
19. You will always succeed in trying.
20. We are all crazy. Every person you read about in the history books had some kind of ‘disorder’, they just knew how to use it.
21. We are all about as similar as we are different.
22. Ideas are just as valuable as people. Why do you think we keep making people?
87. Numbers don’t have to go in order.
24. Words will always be just words. Love is just another four letter word, only the feeling is real.
25. Ask a child for advice. They may not know much, but they know what is important.
26. Prove you’re alive. Do anything from dancing in the supermarket to screaming ‘Fuck’ during a moment of silence. Remind the world you are still here.
27. Don’t take anything, even this, too seriously.
2. Stare into space blankly and don’t mentally punish yourself for doing it, even if it is for that split second. If you have a problem with staring blankly, think of it as daydreaming.
3. Root Beer sucks after having spicy food.
4. Everything is going to be just fine. If you worry about acne, you’re going to get a fucking pimple.
5. Don’t be afraid to talk about anything. You shouldn’t be afraid of reality.
6. Everyone is a hypocrite.
7. You are all original. Every life experience is case sensitive and unique. Every time you wake up or go to the bathroom or quote someone else, you are becoming more you than anyone has ever been.
8. Do pointless things. Don’t actively restrain or hide yourself from the redundant.
9. Stop rushing. Shut up and embrace the sound of silence.
10. Religion shouldn’t be taught, it should be found. No one should tell you what to believe except you. And while were on the subject…
11. Don’t be restrained by one religion. People change every moment of everyday. Minds grow and evolve. Religion has no law so feel free to mix and match. Make your own.
12. Going to the bathroom is not a right nor a privilege. it’s an act of nature.
13. Talking to yourself is healthy. Is there anyone that you have more in common with?
14. There is no such thing as time. The sun never sets or rises. Days and years don’t exist. There is only your life. Earlier today you were born and death is predicted later in the evening.
15. We will always be in a transitional phase. Look outside and know that everything will be replaced at some point. This existence is temporary.
16. Its not half empty or half full. Its half a glass.
17. Every now and then take something that you see everyday and try to see it in a different light. Renew its existence.
18. Be happy, but don’t force it.
19. You will always succeed in trying.
20. We are all crazy. Every person you read about in the history books had some kind of ‘disorder’, they just knew how to use it.
21. We are all about as similar as we are different.
22. Ideas are just as valuable as people. Why do you think we keep making people?
87. Numbers don’t have to go in order.
24. Words will always be just words. Love is just another four letter word, only the feeling is real.
25. Ask a child for advice. They may not know much, but they know what is important.
26. Prove you’re alive. Do anything from dancing in the supermarket to screaming ‘Fuck’ during a moment of silence. Remind the world you are still here.
27. Don’t take anything, even this, too seriously.
top 100
| 1. | 9.2 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | 560,097 |
| 2. | 9.2 | The Godfather (1972) | 437,215 |
| 3. | 9.0 | The Godfather: Part II (1974) | 264,733 |
| 4. | 8.9 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | 175,811 |
| 5. | 8.9 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | 447,011 |
| 6. | 8.9 | Schindler's List (1993) | 296,639 |
| 7. | 8.9 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | 131,591 |
| 8. | 8.9 | Inception (2010) | 296,186 |
| 9. | 8.8 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | 231,522 |
| 10. | 8.8 | The Dark Knight (2008) | 499,970 |
| 11. | 8.8 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 295,697 |
| 12. | 8.8 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | 389,710 |
| 13. | 8.8 | Seven Samurai (1954) | 103,451 |
| 14. | 8.7 | Fight Club (1999) | 412,250 |
| 15. | 8.7 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | 338,854 |
| 16. | 8.7 | Goodfellas (1990) | 246,037 |
| 17. | 8.7 | Casablanca (1942) | 177,254 |
| 18. | 8.7 | City of God (2002) | 180,727 |
| 19. | 8.7 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | 412,588 |
| 20. | 8.7 | Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) | 80,823 |
| 21. | 8.7 | Rear Window (1954) | 126,808 |
| 22. | 8.7 | Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | 257,055 |
| 23. | 8.7 | The Matrix (1999) | 408,066 |
| 24. | 8.7 | Psycho (1960) | 153,973 |
| 25. | 8.7 | The Usual Suspects (1995) | 283,395 |
| 26. | 8.6 | The Silence of the Lambs (1991) | 264,254 |
| 27. | 8.6 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | 106,195 |
| 28. | 8.6 | Se7en (1995) | 301,934 |
| 29. | 8.6 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | 109,376 |
| 30. | 8.6 | Memento (2000) | 295,462 |
| 31. | 8.6 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | 349,021 |
| 32. | 8.6 | Sunset Blvd. (1950) | 58,894 |
| 33. | 8.6 | Forrest Gump (1994) | 326,594 |
| 34. | 8.6 | The Professional (1994) | 217,330 |
| 35. | 8.6 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 164,001 |
| 36. | 8.6 | Apocalypse Now (1979) | 183,863 |
| 37. | 8.6 | Citizen Kane (1941) | 145,267 |
| 38. | 8.6 | North by Northwest (1959) | 99,086 |
| 39. | 8.5 | American Beauty (1999) | 311,055 |
| 40. | 8.5 | American History X (1998) | 242,718 |
| 41. | 8.5 | Taxi Driver (1976) | 167,865 |
| 42. | 8.5 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 254,639 |
| 43. | 8.5 | Saving Private Ryan (1998) | 287,912 |
| 44. | 8.5 | Vertigo (1958) | 97,685 |
| 45. | 8.5 | Amélie (2001) | 195,236 |
| 46. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | 192,168 |
| 47. | 8.5 | WALL·E (2008) | 200,861 |
| 48. | 8.5 | Spirited Away (2001) | 110,634 |
| 49. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 191,163 |
| 50. | 8.5 | Paths of Glory (1957) | 48,088 |
| 51. | 8.5 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) | 83,944 |
| 52. | 8.5 | Double Indemnity (1944) | 39,786 |
| 53. | 8.5 | The Pianist (2002) | 145,639 |
| 54. | 8.5 | A Clockwork Orange (1971) | 205,976 |
| 55. | 8.5 | City Lights (1931) | 30,348 |
| 56. | 8.4 | The Lives of Others (2006) | 82,276 |
| 57. | 8.4 | M (1931) | 42,716 |
| 58. | 8.4 | To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) | 87,644 |
| 59. | 8.4 | Black Swan (2010) | 59,181 |
| 60. | 8.4 | The Departed (2006) | 284,488 |
| 61. | 8.4 | Aliens (1986) | 179,936 |
| 62. | 8.4 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) | 235,775 |
| 63. | 8.4 | Requiem for a Dream (2000) | 199,708 |
| 64. | 8.4 | Das Boot (1981) | 74,043 |
| 65. | 8.4 | The Third Man (1949) | 53,728 |
| 66. | 8.4 | Reservoir Dogs (1992) | 226,258 |
| 67. | 8.4 | L.A. Confidential (1997) | 173,888 |
| 68. | 8.4 | Chinatown (1974) | 83,985 |
| 69. | 8.4 | Modern Times (1936) | 38,867 |
| 70. | 8.4 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) | 35,377 |
| 71. | 8.4 | Life is Beautiful (1997) | 117,985 |
| 72. | 8.4 | Back to the Future (1985) | 218,861 |
| 73. | 8.4 | The Prestige (2006) | 227,481 |
| 74. | 8.4 | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | 163,361 |
| 75. | 8.4 | Pan's Labyrinth (2006) | 167,334 |
| 76. | 8.4 | Raging Bull (1980) | 95,818 |
| 77. | 8.4 | Cinema Paradiso (1988) | 49,153 |
| 78. | 8.3 | Singin' in the Rain (1952) | 58,904 |
| 79. | 8.3 | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 71,763 |
| 80. | 8.3 | The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | 62,332 |
| 81. | 8.3 | Rashomon (1950) | 41,754 |
| 82. | 8.3 | Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | 77,554 |
| 83. | 8.3 | Amadeus (1984) | 103,548 |
| 84. | 8.3 | All About Eve (1950) | 36,833 |
| 85. | 8.3 | The Green Mile (1999) | 215,965 |
| 86. | 8.3 | Full Metal Jacket (1987) | 163,007 |
| 87. | 8.3 | Bicycle Thieves (1948) | 29,866 |
| 88. | 8.3 | The Great Dictator (1940) | 40,239 |
| 89. | 8.3 | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 169,610 |
| 90. | 8.3 | Braveheart (1995) | 256,636 |
| 91. | 8.3 | Inglourious Basterds (2009) | 203,885 |
| 92. | 8.3 | The Apartment (1960) | 39,016 |
| 93. | 8.3 | Downfall (2004) | 89,222 |
| 94. | 8.3 | Up (2009) | 129,609 |
| 95. | 8.3 | Gran Torino (2008) | 145,171 |
| 96. | 8.3 | Metropolis (1927) | 42,878 |
| 97. | 8.3 | Gladiator (2000) | 300,099 |
| 98. | 8.3 | The Sting (1973) | 70,157 |
| 99. | 8.3 | Unforgiven (1992) | 106,192 |
| 100. | 8.3 | The Maltese Falcon (1941) | 54,351 |
Thursday, February 3, 2011
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