- 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 for 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 completely.
- In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
- Don’t judge people by their relatives.
- 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 acheivements involve great risk.
- Call your family.
- Say, Bless you, when someone sneezes.
- 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.
- Remeber 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.
- A loving atmosphere in your home is important. Do all you can to creat 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 acheive immortality.
- Be gentle with the earth.
- Never interrupt when you’re being flattered.
- Mind your own business.
- Don’t trust a lover who doesn’t close their 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 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.
Thank you, Sunshine.