Amethysts of Learned Wisdom Before I Die

I'm not going to pretend I've got 'pearls' to share that I have discovered all on my own. I have glimpsed some Truths, learning from others, from Nature, and Perspective / the Universe / God though -transformative (purple) and healing (amethysts). If I were to die tomorrow, here's what you should know about the little I've discovered in life:

• Listen to Jason Mraz' 'Bella Luna', eat sweet, coral slices of watermelon in the summer and be utterly present -it will make you happy.
• Watch an old movie every now and then, preferably the kind with song and dance sequences (think Julie Andrews, Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers, Audrey Hepburn... maybe even some Bollywood) -the nostalgia is lovely.
• Read for pleasure. If you can, read Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth or some other great spiritual work (Tao, Rumi's Mathnawi, essays by Einstein and Kepler, letters by Newton, String Theory, Ramayana, The Alchemist, ancient Celtic lore, etc...) along with some fiction and some non-fiction of your choice.
• Realize that you probably actually love working if your work is fulfilling -idleness gets pretty old pretty fast. So just admit it, enjoy it and enjoy the breaks you take in between.
• Travel to the country where you left behind a piece of your soul in some past life. For me, it's Turkey -that's my bias, everyone oughta' love it, but anyway, go where you will.
• Meditate or pray. Or go running, or train for a Triathlon, or hike up a mountain. Or do as many of these as you can or want to -they are all co-reinforcing.
• Explore your home city or town as though you were a tourist there every now and then. You'll be surprised at the many new things you discover. Like a diamond-repository of cheeses -blue cheese that's actually delicious, smoked Gouda, Guyere, Brie, etc... Or a novel exhibit at your local museum. Or delicious pastries or chocolates in unlikely places (Chinatown anyone?)
  
• Remember that if you were to die tomorrow, you've lived your life perfectly. No regrets, no laments, no complaints, no grudges. This world and this life is about learning and growing -so-called 'bad' relationships, 'bad' experiences, 'poor' judgements -these were all your best teachers. So be thankful for them. Yes, even them.

And when you think you've got it, that Truth you search for, even for a moment, it may feel like it's slipped away soon after. It hasn't though -it's just a challenge to see it all the time. So just laugh it off when you find yourself back in a mad world after a split-second of clarity.