INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
 

   1. Give people more than they expect
        and do it cheerfully.

   2. Memorize your favorite poem.

   3. Don't believe all you hear.

   4. Don't spend all you have.

   5. Don't sleep all you want.

   6. When you say, "I love you", mean it.

   7. When you say, "I'm sorry", look the
        person in the eye.

   8. Be engaged at least six months
       before you get married.

   9. Believe in love at first sight.

 10. Never laugh at anyone's dreams.

 11. Love deeply and passionately. You
       might get hurt but it's the only way to
       live life  completely.

 12. In disagreements, fight fairly.
       No name calling.

 13. Don't judge people by their relatives.

 14. Talk slowly, but think quick.

 15. When someone asks you a question you
       don't want to answer, smile and
       ask, "Why do  you want to know?".

 16. Remember that great love and great
       achievements involve great risk.

 17. Call your mom.

 18. Say "God bless you" when you hear
       someone sneeze.

 19. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

 20. Remember the three R's:  Respect for self;
       Respect for others;
       Responsibility for all your  actions.

 21. Don't let a little dispute injure a great
       friendship.

 22. When you realize you've made a mistake,
       take immediate steps to correct  it.

 23. Smile when picking up the phone.
       The caller will hear it in your voice.

 24. Marry a spouse you love to talk to.
       As you get older, his or her conversational
       skills will be  as important as any other.

 25. Spend some time alone.

 26. Open your arms to change, but don't let
        go of your values.

 27. Remember that silence is sometimes
       the best answer.

 28. Read more books and watch less TV.

 29. Live a good, honorable life. Then when
       you get older and think back, you'll
       get to enjoy it a  second time.

 30. Trust in God but lock your car.

 31. A loving atmosphere in your home is
       so important. Do all you can to
       create a tranquil  harmonious home.

 32. In disagreements with loved ones,
       deal with a current situation.
       Don't bring up the past.

 33. Read between the lines.

 34. Share your knowledge. It's a way
       to achieve immortality.

 35. Be gentle with the earth.

 36. Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
 

 37. Never interrupt when you are being
       flattered

38. Mind your own business.

 39. Don't trust a person who doesn't close
        his or her eyes when you kis  them.

 40. Once a year, go someplace you've
        never been before.

 41. If you make a lot of money, put it to use
       helping others while you are living. That is
       wealth's  greatest satisfaction.

 42. Remember that not getting what you want
        is sometimes a stroke of luck.

 43. Learn the rules, then break some.

 44. Remember that the best relationship is one
       where your love for each other is greater
       than your need for each other.

 45. Judge your success by what you had to
       give  up in order to get it.

 46. Remember that your character is your
       destiny.

 47. Approach love and cooking with reckless
       abandon

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