long on lists these days

Lists of presents to buy. Things to do before Christmas. Books to read over the break. Last things to do in order to leave my work life in good order. Miles to run. Gifts to wrap. Yes, those sorts of lists. But also the lists that keep appearing in my life in the form of blogs or emails. And so I think this week shall be a blog-roll of lists.
Here's the first one from a blog/website called Positively Positive:
How to Make a Life
First - take everything you've ever learned and everything you've yet to discover and place it in a box labeled "Thank you".
Second - take a picture of your face and remember that in ten years time you will be amazed at how gorgeous you were. Be amazed now.
Third - Find someplace to live. Make sure it has the ability to let light fall across the room in such a way that every so often, you'll stop and mouth the words "Ah, sunlight." Don't let the books get dusty. Open them and reread your favorite sentences.
Fourth - fall in love. Touch. More than you think. Have a child if you want one. If you don't - don't. Let your child out into the world, discovering for themselves how magical it is. Or it isn't. It's theirs to decide.
Fifth - get a job. Remember this job is not who you are.
Sixth - do yoga. Let your body discover what it's like to move without your brain holding its hand. Tell your brain to take a hike. Let your body believe fully in its own powers. Let every person you've stored inside your muscles out to breathe now and again.
Seventh - do things that make you feel good. Let your joy be contagious and spread through your home, your job, your children. Let it spread through the world like a virus, so that when you forget it, every so often, you'll catch it from someone else.

I can't claim this "manifesto"; it was written by Jennifer Pastiloff, a yoga teacher and advocate for children with special needs. She admits that the manifesto was born from a place of sadness. But I find it uplifting and a good reminder of where to re-center when I'm feeling off-kilter in some way. Which can often happen during the holidays! One thing that re-centers me is sleep...which I'm off to capture some extra winks of so that I can be fresh for yoga in the morning. My time to tell my brain to take a hike - LOVE that image! Happy week to all...