Instructions for Life
Thanks very much to Jill Gordon, who e-mailed this
reading to me!
- 1. Give people more than they expect and do it
cheerfully.
- 2. Memorize your favourite 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 you love to talk to. As you get
older, his 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, honourable 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 who doesn't close his eyes
when you kiss him.
- 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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