The World unites around Four Principles and sunscreen

[Christine Whitney Sanchez]

Just love this, Phelim.  Words, concepts, images, rocks...all do like  
to move on.

Warm wishes from a warm Phoenix morning,

Christine

Christine Whitney Sanchez
Partner
Innovation Partners International
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On Mar 19, 2011, at 4:23 AM, Phelim wrote:

> Suzanne
>
> This way the principles travel in this video via reminds me of the  
> sunscreen speech Mary Smich wrote that is often wrongly attributed  
> to a speech Kurt Vonnegut gave. Same words trickster travel. The  
> words just like to move on and as they do they get attributed to  
> someone other than the original by the bees and the butterflies...
>
> It's here below and does have a relationship to the four principled  
> and the law as well.
>
>
> Wear sunscreen
>
> Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97: Wear sunscreen.
>
> If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be  
> it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been probed by  
> scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable  
> than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
>
> Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will  
> not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've  
> faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of  
> yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much  
> possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You  
> are not as fat as you can imagine.
>
> Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as  
> effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble  
> gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never  
> crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 pm on  
> some idle Tuesday.
>
> Do one thing every day that scares you.
>
> Sing.
>
> Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with  
> people who are reckless with yours.
>
> Floss.
>
> Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes  
> you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with  
> yourself.
>
> Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed  
> in doing this, tell me how.
>
> Keep your old love letters.Throw away your old bank statements.
>
> Stretch.
>
> Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life. The  
> most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to  
> do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I  
> know still don't know.
>
> Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when  
> they're gone.
>
> Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children,  
> maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the  
> funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do,  
> don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either.  
> Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.
>
> Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or  
> of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument  
> you'll ever own.
>
> Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
>
> Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
>
> Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
>
> Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for  
> good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past  
> and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
>
> Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you  
> should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and  
> lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people  
> who knew you when you were young.
>
> Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live  
> in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
>
> Travel.
>
> Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians  
> will philander. You, too, will get old. And then when you do you'll  
> fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable,  
> politicians were noble, and children respected their elders. Respect  
> your elders.
>
> Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust  
> fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when  
> either one might run out.
>
> Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will  
> look like 85.
>
> Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who  
> supply it.
>
> Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the  
> past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts  
> and recycling it for more than it's worth.
>
> But trust me on the sunscreen.
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> www.improbable.co.uk
> @openspacer
>
>
> On 19 Mar 2011, at 03:10, Suzanne Daigle <sdaigle4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Because I posted the initial link feeling intrigued and mesmerized  
>> by the "oh so familiar" words, as per your request Denise, here  
>> goes.  I felt it was worth sharing then and feel it is worth  
>> sharing now minus the beautiful photos and music.
>>
>> ******************************************************************
>> India teaches us about “The Four Principles of Spirituality”
>>
>>
>> The First Principle states:  “Whomsoever you encounter is the right  
>> one” This means that no one comes into our life by chance. Everyone  
>> who is around us, anyone with whom we interact, represents  
>> something whether to teach us something or to help us improve a  
>> current situation.
>>
>>
>> The Second Principle states: “Whatever happened is the only thing  
>> that could have happened” Nothing, absolutely nothing of that which  
>> we experienced could have been any other way. Not even in the least  
>> important detail. There is no “If only I had done that differently… 
>> then it would have been different…” No. What happened is the only  
>> thing that could have taken place and must have taken place for us  
>> to learn our lesson in order to move forward. Every single  
>> situation in life which we encounter is absolutely perfect, even if  
>> it defies our understanding and our ego.
>>
>>
>> The Third Principle states:  “Each moment in which something begins  
>> is the right moment” Everything begins at exactly the right moment,  
>> neither earlier nor later. When we are ready for it, for that  
>> something new in our life, it is there, ready to begin.
>>
>>
>> This is the Fourth Principle, the final one: “What is over, is  
>> over”   It is that simple. When something in our life ends, it  
>> helps our evolution. That is why, enriched by the recent  
>> experience, it is better to let go and move on.
>>
>>
>> I think it is no coincidence that you are here reading this. If  
>> these words strike a chord, it’s because you meet the requirements  
>> and understand that not one single snowflake falls accidentally in  
>> the wrong place.
>>
>>
>> Be good to yourself. Love with your whole being. Always be happy.
>>
>>
>>
>> *******************************************************************
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Denise Tennen 
<denisetennen at comcast.net 
>> > wrote:
>> I would love if someone would write these four "Indian Principles  
>> of Spirituality" directly into an e-mail post.
>> Denise
>>
>> On Mar 18, 2011, at 8:12 AM, Jenifer Toksvig wrote:
>>
>>> With regard to the “Indian Principles of Spirituality”: a quick  
>>> Google of that phrase (without quotation marks) brings up the  
>>> astonishing total of about 47 results. That’s the smallest Google  
>>> total I have ever seen, for anything I have ever Googled.
>>>
>>> Whilst I am an absolute believer in synchronicity, I do think that  
>>> Google has pretty much undisputedly answered the question of where  
>>> these principles originated. And for me, that is an important  
>>> acknowledgment which does not negate the joy of the free sharing  
>>> of these principles, but rather, supports and encourages that  
>>> sharing. That is one of the great joys of Harrison :-)
>>>
>>> Jen x
>>>
>>> Jenifer Toksvig
>>> www.acompletelossforwords.com
>>> www.thecopenhageninterpretation.co.uk
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