Good Karma

This is what the Dalai Lama has to say for 2010.

* Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
* When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
* Follow the three R's:
 ~ Respect for self
 ~ Respect for others and 
 ~ Responsibility for all your actions.
* Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
* Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
* Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
* When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
* Spend some time alone every day.
* Open your arms to change, but don't give up your values.
* 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.
* A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
* In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
* Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
* Be gentle with the Earth.
* Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
* Remember the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
* Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
* Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.