Instructions For Life

**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. 

**Talk slowly but think quickly. 

**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, their 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. 

**At least 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.