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50.
Practice Forgiveness
Forgiving someone who has wronged you is actually a selfish act rather than a
selfless one. Letting go of the hostility and hatred that you may have allowed to
bottle up inside you is actually something you do for yourself rather than for the
benefit of the other person. As I teach in my life-coaching programs, when you
bear a grudge against someone, it is almost as if you carry that person around on
your back with you. He drains you of your energy, enthusiasm and peace of
mind. But the moment you forgive him, you get him off your back and you can
move on with the rest of your life.
Mark Twain wrote that, “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds
on the heel that crushed it.” Forgiveness is a great act of spirit and personal
courage. It is also one of the best ways to elevate the quality of your life. I have
discovered that every minute you devote to thinking about someone who has
wronged you is a minute you have stolen from a much worthier pursuit:
attracting those people who will help you.

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51.
Drink Fresh Fruit Juice
The foods you consume affect your moods as well as the clarity of your
thinking. This is why the ancient sages ate only light foods. They knew that
anything more would disturb the perfectly peaceful minds they had worked so
hard to cultivate and disrupt their meditations on the true meaning of life.
If you owned an expensive Formula One race car, you wouldn’t think of
fuelling it with anything less than premium-grade gas. Anything else would
reduce its performance. So why would you put anything less than the best foods
into your body, which is an even more valuable performance vehicle? Eating the
wrong foods, in large quantities, will reduce your energy level, affect your health
and prevent your mind from serving you to its fullest capacity. Realizing that for
every greasy lunch you have, you will suffer a corresponding reduction in your
level of motivation and effectiveness is the first step to developing more
disciplined eating habits.
One of the best strategies I can share with you to boost both your energy
level and your mood is to get into the daily habit of drinking fresh fruit juice. On
the counter of our kitchen at home sits one of my prized possessions, one that
has added years to my life and life to my years: my juice machine. Investing in a
juicer and discovering the life-giving value of fresh juice is a smart move. The
juices you can make taste great and I cannot begin to describe how wonderful
you will feel once you start drinking a glass of strawberry-apple or orange-grape
juice every morning before you leave for work. The best book I have found on
the subject of juicing is The Juiceman’s Power of Juicing by Jay Kordich. The
recipes Kordich shares in this book are worth the price alone.

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