It’s not the will to win that matters — everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters. - Jack Canfield

The simplicity of Aunt Grace’s rules-to-live-by took my breath away. She resolved every day to: 1. Do something for someone else. 2. Do something for myself. 3. Do something I don’t want to do that needs doing. 4. Do a physical exercise. 5. Do a mental exercise. 6. Do an original prayer that always includes counting my blessings. Aunt Grace wrote that she limited herself to six rules because she felt that number to be “manageable.” Here are some of the things she did and recorded in her diary:

قانون الجذب يستجيب لأفكارك بصرف النظر عن ماهيتها و طبيعتها
و ينص أيضـًـا قانون الجذب على أن الشبيه يجذب شبيهه
و هكذا حين تفكر فى فكرة ما فإنك كذلك تجـذب الأفكار الشبيهة إليك

complaining means you have a reference point for something better that you would prefer but that you are unwilling to take the risk of creating. Either accept that you are making the choice to stay where you are, take responsibility for your choice, and stop complaining . . . or . . . take the risk of doing something new and different to create your life exactly the way you want it. If you want to get from where you are to where you want to be, of course you’re going to have to take that risk. So make the decision to stop complaining, to stop spending time with complainers, and get on with creating the life of your dreams. Pete Carroll, the coach of the NFL Seattle Seahawks football team, which won the 2014 Super Bowl, has three rules for his team: (1) ALWAYS protect the team; (2) no whining, no complaining, and no excuses; and (3) be early. These are the rules of a Super Bowl championship team. They are worth adapting.