Posted by Peter Arnold / Canada on December 31, 2002 at 13:50:58:
Dear PN partners.
The New Year is now only 'hours' away.
Here's a delicious recipe I think we should all prepare...
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Take 12 find full-grown MONTHS -- see that they're 'thoroughly cleansed' from all foreign memories of BITTERNESS - RANCOR - HATE - and JEALOUSY.
Cut these months into 30 or 31 equal parts (this batch we'll keep for one year. Do not attempt to make
more than one batch at the time -- many people spoil the entire lot this way!).
Prepare one day at a time, as follows:
Into each day, put...
12 parts of FAITH -- 11 parts of PATIENCE -- 10 of COURAGE -- 9 of WORK (some people omit this ingredient and spoil the flavor of the rest!) -- 8 parts of HOPE -- 7 parts of FIDELITY -- 6 parts of OPEN-MINDEDNESS -- 5 of KINDNESS -- 4 of REST (leaving out this, is like 'leaving the oil out of a salad' - don't do it) -- 3 parts of PRAYER -- 2 of MEDITATION -- and 1 of well-selected RESOLUTION.
If you have no 'conscientious scruples' -- add a teaspoon of GOOD SPIRITS -- a dash of FUN -- a pinch
of FOLLY -- a sprinkling of PLAY -- and a heaping cupfull of GOOD HUMOR.
Pour LOVE liberally into the whole -- and mix with VIM.
Cook thoroughly in a FERVENT HEAT.
Garnish with a few SMILES - and a spray of JOY.
Then serve with QUIETNESS -- UNSELFISHNESS -- and CHEERFULNESS.
This recipe WORKS!
A HAPPY NEW YEAR is a 'certainty'! : >)
(From 'Leaves of Gold')
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A wish from Canada -- to all of our wonderful PN partners...
A healthy, prosperous, happy and joyous 2003!
Sincerely, Peter A.
Peter Arnold, CLU, CFC
Business Achievers Academy
Nova Scotia / Atlantic Canada
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