Life's Little Instructions
1. Give people more than
they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite
poem.
3. Don't believe all you
hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, "I love
you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm
sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least
six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at
first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's
dreams.
9. Love deeply and passionately.
You might get hurt but it's the only way to
live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight
fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their
relatives.
12. Talk slow but think quick.
13. When someone asks you a
question you don't want to answer, smile and ask,
"Why do you want to know?".
14. Remember that great love
and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Call your mom.
16. Say "bless you" when you
hear someone sneeze.
17. When you lose, don't lose
the lesson.
18. Remember the three R's:
Respect for self; Respect for others;
Responsibility for all your
actions.
19. Don't let a little dispute
injure a great friendship.
20. When you realize you've
made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct
it.
21. Smile when picking up the
phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Marry a man/woman you love
to talk to. As you get older, his/her
conversational skills will be
as important as any other.
23. Spend some time alone.
24. Open your arms to change,
but don't let go of your values.
25. Remember that silence is
sometimes the best answer.
26. Read more books and watch
less TV.
27. Live a good, honorable life.
Then when you get older and think back,
you'll get to enjoy it a second
time.
28. Trust in God but lock your
car.
29. A loving atmosphere in your
home is so important. Do all you can to create
a tranquil harmonious home.
30. In disagreements with loved
ones, deal with the current situation. Don't
bring up the past.
31. Read between the lines.
32. Share your knowledge. It's
a way to achieve immortality.
33. Be gentle with the earth.
34. Pray. There's immeasurable
power in it.
35. Never interrupt when you
are being flattered.
36. Mind your own business.
37. Don't trust a man/woman
who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss them.
38. Once a year, go someplace
you've never been before.
39. If you make a lot of money,
put it to use helping others while you are
living. That is wealth's greatest
satisfaction.
40. Remember that not getting
what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
41. Learn the rules then break
some.
42. Remember that the best relationship
is one where your love for each other
is greater than your need for
each other.
43. Judge your success by what
you had to give up in order to get it.
44. Remember that your character
is your destiny.
45. Approach love and cooking
with reckless abandon.
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