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50 Great Lessons from Life

TONY SPOLLEN

Published by OAK TREE PRESS, 19 Rutland Street, Cork, Ireland www.oaktreepress.com 2013 Tony Spollen A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978 1 78119 073 9 (Hardback) ISBN 978 1 78119 074 6 (ePub) ISBN 978 1 78119 075 3(Kindle) All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or electronically without written permission of the publisher. Such written permission also must be obtained before any part of this publication is stored in a retrieval system of any nature. Requests for permission should be directed to Oak Tree Press, 19 Rutland Street, Cork, Ireland or info@oaktreepress.com.

FOREWORD

In this hectic world that we live in, we are all bombarded with suggestions on how to improve ones life.

Some are aspirational, some are fanciful, some are basic and mostly, they are one size fits all. One things for sure, there are a myriad of lessons to live ones life and trying to decipher them is difficult. Thats why Tonys book is so special he takes it all and lays it out in such an easy manner. It is beautiful in its simplicity, its brevity and its verity. I have had the privilege of knowing Tony for many years and this book is testimony to his straightforward, sensible and warm, embracing attitude to life. His generosity in sharing his thoughts is a gift that we can all enjoy.

And importantly, we can and should pass it down through the generations as what he writes is timeless. I hope that you enjoy reading 50 Great Lessons from Life as much as my family and I did. Tony OReilly Jnr.DublinMay 2013

INTRODUCTION

At the age of 65, it seemed a good time to write some lessons from my lifes experiences that could be of help to my four children. Many ideas came to mind and the number of lessons grew. So too did the time it took to make them short. One year later, there were 50.

Thats how this book came into being. My sincere wish is that it will help you to improve your life. Tony SpollenDublinMay 2013

You can feel good immediately

A friend of mine, who was a great public speaker, was about to address a large audience in Dublin. The room was full and very noisy. However, as soon as he stood at the podium, there was silence. He had that ability to control the room and to create a sense of occasion.

As he faced the audience, he was breathing in a slow and shallow way through his nose. This kept him calm. It was a technique he had learnt many years ago. For an hour, they were spellbound. When the clapping finally stopped, he thanked them and walked to the car park. Once there, however, his worries surfaced.

One negative thought came into his head and this attracted another and then another. He felt so down. Then something amazing happened. Shortly after leaving the car park, he stopped at a traffic light to buy a newspaper and asked the elderly newspaper seller, who was standing in the rain, how he was. Have never been better. I have my health.

What more do I need? was his reply. This was from someone with few material possessions, who was getting wet and earning very little and yet was really happy. And each day, as my friend bought his newspaper, the newspaper sellers response was always the same: Couldnt be better. My friend realised then that he could be happy again. The newspaper seller taught him that, if you have your health and decide to make each moment the best, you will feel good immediately.

Three priceless assets make you very wealthy

You are a very wealthy person.

Three priceless assets make you very wealthy

You are a very wealthy person.

You may not feel that way, particularly in these times of recession. Perhaps thats because you have always thought of wealth in terms of material possessions. But money, property and investments are the small part of wealth. Your real wealth is in your big balance sheet of life. That big balance sheet holds your three priceless assets:

• Your ability to make each moment the best;
• Your health;
• Your sense of humour.

The little balance sheet holds your material possessions:

• Money;
• Property;
• Investments.

Your big balance sheet has made you very wealthy.

Your health is more valuable than gold

It was a Sunday evening when the phone rang.

Your health is more valuable than gold

It was a Sunday evening when the phone rang.

The caller sounded energetic and enthusiastic and full of life as he always did. But he had huge pressures. He was suffering from cancer. How do you see the banking situation? he asked. We had a long discussion, and he thanked me for my thoughts. Within a few months, he was dead.

Brian Lenihan was brilliant, hard-working, pleasant and had a great sense of humour. Even though his background was in law, he became Irelands Minister for Finance at a time of enormous economic problems, both at home and abroad. He faced his illness with courage. He tried to stay strong. Following chemotherapy, he would go to the Irish Parliament to answer questions, asking his political opponents to ignore his medical condition. It is hard to be strong when your health suffers.

With good health, you have almost everything. With poor health, life is tough.

Your mind can make your life great

Breathe in a slow and shallow way through your nose. This technique will help you to be calm in times of great challenge. Then, decide to make each moment the best. Soon, all negative thoughts will leave your mind.

It will be like poison draining from your system. Your mind then will be clear and your energy will return. At times in the past, it may have seemed that everything was going wrong for you at the same time. This was because one negative thought entered your mind and attracted more negatives and soon you were on overload. When this happens, scenarios with bad endings start to play out in your mind and you become worried. Those negative thoughts and worries are like poison.

They damage your health. You can stop both negative thoughts and worry immediately by getting your breathing right and by deciding to make each moment the best. Your mind can make your life great. Be sure that it does.

You can eliminate worry

There is nothing to be said for worry. And most of the things that people worry about never come to pass.

Worry has ruined and continues to ruin the lives of many people all over the world. See it as poison. Dont let it near you. It is a danger to your health. Many people spend much time worrying and suffer greatly. As you breathe in a slow and shallow way though your nose and make each moment the best, you fill your system with goodness.

Then there is no room for worry. When you make each moment the best, you will eliminate worry forever.

You can deal with tough challenges

When you eliminate worry and negative thoughts from your mind, create space. Do nothing for a while. Enjoy the feeling of badness draining from your system. Flood your mind with goodness as you breathe well and make each moment the best.

While you will still have challenges, when you feel good, your thinking will be clear and you will be able to deal with them. Your positive attitude will attract more positives. Solutions will begin to emerge. Trust in yourself. Each one of us feels that our challenges are big. But, in the overall scheme of things, they are tiny.

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