I bought Governor Mike Huckabee's book from Hope to Higher Ground awhile back and now have just started to read it and as I was reading it I noticed he had a 12 step plan to stop being cynical. I am guilty of that at times especially in our world today. Here are the 12 steps that Governor Huckabee laid out for everyone.
1) Don't believe bad reports without documentation.
2) Read the Bible more; blogs less (Except this one is ok to read) :)
3) Read more from the "Features" page and fewer from the "Letters to the Editor"
4) Listen to more music and less talk radio.
5) Watch classic films made before 1968. (My dad always tells me to do that)
6) Read biographies
7) Read magazines about your favorite hobbies.
8) Have regular conversations with people very unlike you (race,religion,political party,ethnic background)
9) Do volunteer work with the impoverished, disabled or ill
10) Write letters of praise to total strangers you read about who do wonderful things
11) Practice random acts of kindness
12) Watch TV Land and Nick @ Nite more; network TV less.
I found myself actually doing some of these things he mentioned already ( numbers 6,7,11 and 12) I just need to work on the other 8 things now. I am on chapter 2 now and I really am enjoying Governor Huckabee's book. I would definetly recommed it to anyone that likes reading "biographies". See how many of these 12 steps you are already practicing! Have a blessed day.
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Hi Mike: Thanks for the suggestions regarding cynicism. You're right - it's so easy to be cynical today! I'd also like to add to your suggestions - read books you used to enjoy as a child. I still read books like Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, A Girl of the Limberlost and other classics. Read those fairy tales over again and rent some of those classic Disney movies like 101 Dalmations, Snow White, Cinderella, etc. God bless and thanks so much for your blog!
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