Tips for life

Please note that I don't necessarily agree entirely with all of these.

• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
• Follow the three R's: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions.
• Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
• Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
• Spend some time alone every day.
• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
• Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
• A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
• In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
• Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
• Be gentle with the earth.
• Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
• Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
• Give people more than they expect. Do so cheerfully.
• Memorize your favorite poem.
• When you say, "I love you," mean it.
• When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
• Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
• 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, think quickly.
• When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
• Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
• Pray. There's immeasurable power in it.
• Don't trust a man/woman who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
• 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 your character is your destiny.