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instructions for life
These snippets are not all mine. Some have been sent to me, some have been spoken and some of them I have written down whilst observing others. All of them though, have a place in our lives.
If you have some that you would like to share with me, email me and I will include them. Enjoy.
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. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
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 slowly but think quickly.
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 Mum.
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, their 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.
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.
46. You may not always know what decision to make, but it is the making of the decision that is the right choice.
47. Listen to your heart, this is often the only good advice you will be given.
48. Respect elderly men and women, one day you will understand.
49. Take the time to listen to an elderly person, their knowledge is unsurpassable.
50. There is a difference between 'Need' & 'Want'. Learn it early.
51. Three things will always break easily, an overpriced watch, the vase you sent by courier and an unprotected heart.
52. Don't be reckless wit hother peoples hearts. Don't allow others to be reckless with yours.
53. Love your Father and your Mother.
54. Money comes & money goes, it's what you do with it in-between that counts.
55. Smile. It's free.
56. A kind word costs less than the time it takes to deliver it.
57. At least once every often, drop some money into a beggers hand.
58. Make a mental note every day, 'I am human'
59. It is not your words that people will remember, but how you delivered them and how you lived up to them.
60. Treat your life like the roller coaster ride it is, scream, wave your arms ,smile and cry, but above all - enjoy.
61. Believe in something.
62. The sun WILL rise tomorrow.
63. Children are exactly like adults, only smaller and less mature.
64. Adults are exactly like children, only taller and less mature.
65. The days of beauty are numbered.
66. Communication lasts forever.
67. Be bold, be considerate, be courteous but always be true...
