Sunday Inspiration: Instructions For Life

I saw this during my Stumbling, and thought that it was worth posting…enjoy! 

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