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THE FIVE KEY KNOWLEDGE AREAS OF LIFE TO BE MASTERED

• Laughing at yourself comes easily, but you never laugh at others or make jokes at their expense. • Nothing is more welcoming than a smile to a stranger—who smiles back and keeps going with his or her day with a lifted spirit, thanks to your small gesture. • Because you are connected with your spiritual truth within, nobody can tell you that you are a bad person. There is no judgment. Kindness and love are available to all equally. When your life is driven by pure intentions in your new reality, free from negative belief systems, you know you are living each day in alignment with your true self. Life is like a game and is played the same way. No matter what happens during our journey, when you have lived in alignment with your heart, you know you have done well. You are living as your true self when the new reality you create is filled with laughter, love, and playfulness. Humor has always been important in my own life and it has also saved me from the darkest moments. Life becomes much lighter and more enjoyable when you are able to see the fun in things. And on the more challenging days, you will stand stronger when you smile inside at life’s ironies. The most successful people I have met all had a great sense of humor as one of their key traits. The truth is, we all want to be around people who make us smile and feel good inside. Winning the game of life In my personal experiences, the only way I could have gotten through my battles was with self-irony. To stay focused, I always tell myself, first, nobody died so it can’t be too serious, and second, I ask myself what I can learn from the experience. Also, I always believe, no matter what experience I am going through now, something better is in store for me. Thinking back on my life, I am filled with gratitude for every time I fell to the ground because I always learned something important that propelled me to something better. I have also learned something from every person I ever encountered. Everything happens for a reason; there are no coincidences. You must never surrender, but instead, learn,


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