Recipes for the Soul-2

Recipes for the Soul

2. Equipment You'll Need

You can't bake a cake without the proper tools - bowls, beater, spatula, oven, potholders, etc. And you can't cook up the life you want if you don't first have the equipment necessary.
Before using the recipes in this book, you should have:
 
An open heart
A respective mind
A willing spirit
Time and patience
 

Good friends
A safe, quite place where you can be alone with yourself
A favorite outdoor spot to enjoy nature
A journal
A plentiful supply of thank you cards and notes
Movies, books and people who make you laugh

 
3. Equivalents

Sometimes you don't have exactly the right ingredients for the recipe you've started. Rather than running out to get what you need or started. Rather out to get what you need or starting over with another recipe, you can make some substitutions.
Use these handy charts to determine what will and won't work:

5000 handshakes don't even equal 1 hug
3 phone calls to a friend = 1 face-to-face conversation
50 letters/cards = 1 visit
1 smile = 10 words of welcome
60 seconds belly-laughing = 60 seconds on rowing machine
It takes:
30 minutes of quite to make up for 1 day of frenzy
12 sincere positive self message to make up for 1 negative self message
10 minutes standing in the rain washes away a whole day of stress
10 or more sincere compliments to make up for 1 criticism
11 steps forward to make up for 1 week of procrastination
Helping others to forget about your own problems
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