Every day, think as you wake up:

Today I am fortunate to have woken up.
I am alive, I have a precious human life.
I am not going to waste it.

I am going to use all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others,
to achieve enlightenment for
the benefit of all beings.

I am going to have
kind thoughts toward others.

I am not going to get angry
or think badly about others.

I am going to benefit others
as much as I can.

–H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama

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