My 23 Rules for living…
1.Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk
2.When you lose, don’t lose the lesson
3.Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck
4.Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship
5.Spend some time alone every day
6.Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values
7.Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer
8.In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past
9. You do not have to be nice to everyone.
10.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully
11.When you say, “I love you”, mean it
12.When you say, “I’m sorry”, look the person in the eye
13.Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much
14. Talk slowly, but think quickly
15.Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze
16.Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions
17.Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
18.Read more books and watch less TV
19.Trust in God, but lock your car
20.Pray.
21.Mind your own business
22.Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss
23.The most important rule is Treat People The Way You Want To Be Treated!
Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever…— Isak Dinesen
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it. — Anonymous
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.— Alfred D. Souza
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. — Ann Landers
