Rules for life and rules for living are quite different, if you think about it.

I ran across this and I think it’s worth sharing.

From the Dalai Lama I’ve been told.

I met him once, years ago, when I was a reporter and he was passing through.

I was – and am still – impressed.

This has nothing to do with religion, but everything to do with goodness and common sense.
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Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

Follow the three Rs:
Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for all your actions.

Not getting what you want can sometimes be a wonderful stroke of luck.

Spend some time alone every day.

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

Live a good, honorable life.
Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation.
Don’t bring up the past.

Share your knowledge.
It’s a way to achieve immortality.

Be gentle with the earth.

Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

Good stuff.

I have made a major scientific discovery that is sure to make the cover of some magazine.

MAD would be nice.

You should not be surprised that every computer has hidden inside a special chip no one talks about.

Its entire purpose is to drive you crazy.

I have given my usual several minutes of thought to this and here are my conclusions:

This computer chip measures your stress level and the higher your frustration, the more mischief it will cause.

Stay with me here…

This is not the chip the NSA puts in there to track everything you do.
That one has a tag that says, “Remove under penalty of law.”

This hidden one messes things up more and more the madder you get.

If you’ve ever used a computer you know I am dragging a well hidden secret into the light for all to see.

No secret is safe from me.

Here’s my convincing scientific explanation:

Think back to many times your computer has just stopped.
You will realize it’s in proportion to how important the work was at the time.

Everything always starts out just fine – but under deadline, your project becomes an exercise in frustration.

Out of nowhere it screeches to a halt and stuff disappears.
**poof**

You pound on things and press all the keys and it starts up again, only to show you some silly screen saying you are in big trouble.

It’s downhill from there.
You might as well quit and go take a nap.

This has happened to everyone.
You know it.

This secret chip is known to only to repair people whose middle name is “Geek”.

When you bring your computer in they tell you to come back in 3 days.

The guy goes then goes surfing and plays pool.

The morning you are due to pick it up, he pushes a strange 6-key combination and the chip is reset.

You walk through the door, he hands you a bill for $75.00 and says, “All fixed.”

And it is – for a while – until next time.

And that’s why so many people are grumpy.

Science finds the answers to everything.

Once I get past the turkey, it’s wonderful.

Since I rarely ponder my blessings at other times I shall list a few now in no particular order:

1) A wife that puts up with me 90-percent of the time. The other 10-percent I try to forget because it’s usually my fault. Mostly. Sort of. Once in a while. Occasionally.

2) I have a job I actually like and some very talented people who make me look good. There are a few lazy ones but all-in-all I’m a lucky guy.

3) I’m still waking up very day. At my age some would say I’m beating the odds.

4) The wife’s girlfriends who freely hand out hugs when they see me. A few don’t – their loss.

5) A couple of long-time friends. We may see each other only occasionally but we are there for each other no matter what or how long it’s been.

6) A sister who has been married for something like 50+ years to a great guy. They are the most special, decent people you could ever meet.

7) A dog who was (is) my best friend for almost 16 years. I’m still very sad she died but more happy that we had each other for a long time.

8) I recovered successfully from a few really stupid things I did in my youth thanks to some understanding people who gave me a break.

9) I never lost my curiosity.

10) Football today.

There’s more but I need a nap.

Count your own important stuff.
I’m sure there’s a lot.