a list to live by

Dear ALL please note, my yahoo is still fucked and I haven't emailed anyone in weeks because of that. Lovers, please note I can read/access your emails, I just cannot send an email or reply to any (totally frustrating)!! So here are a few quick replies to the latest in my INbox:

• Crispy - Nena gets the biggest BIG-UP from me!! 100 years old - biggest hug from me please.
• Gov - Did you get my phone message? Sorry can't email my love & thoughts.
• Karlos - loving mango - totally adorable!!
• Julz - so proud of you!
• BabySister - so pissed off with you!
• Woo - let me know ... let me know!! Next bottle of pop on me little artist.
• ODLV - are you checking in? Or have you fallen off the email cliff. Check in. ok?
• Dawso - can you stop writing for the red carpet and start writing to me. Miss you.
• 2 beautiful bidis in Salzburg - you KNOW I love you. Forgive me please for not being a better correspondent. SO much shit has gone down and we have these weird paralell lives and I am dying for an in-person magic moment of which we had at least 300.
• Naama - forgive and forgive. Every day I am reading in the papers of Israel and please know I think on you constantly.
• ... all the other lovers ... promise ricebag will write in personal and in kind asap ...

With all this great luck, Ricebag also spent the weekend from Saturday arvo in the bath, and in bed and in the toilet ... yucky stomach bug with everything coming out every orifice ... woke up feeling well enough to go to work (figures!) so here I am ...

As part of the general 30th Independence fervour, I got a load of those general quippy feel-good and life-in-a-quote kinda emails and I usually send those straight to - DELETE - really, all that sappy stuff does not do it for ricebag ... but today I actually thought one of 'em struck a chord re looking forward and all that blah and am sticking it on here for posterity.

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A LIST TO LIVE BY

The most destructive habit..............................Worry

The greatest Joy.......................................Giving

The greatest loss........................Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work.......................Helping others

The ugliest personality trait.....................Selfishness

The most endangered species.................Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource.......................Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome.........................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill................Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease....................Excuses

The most powerful force in life..........................Love

The most dangerous pariah..........................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer................The brain

The worst thing to be without.... ....................... Hope

The deadliest weapon...............................The tongue

The two most power-filled words......................."I Can"

The greatest asset......................................Faith

The most worthless emotion..........................Self-pity

The most beautiful attire..............................SMILE!

The most prized possession......................... Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication.............Prayer

The most contagious spirit.........................Enthusiasm