Life's little instructions

1. Believe in love at first sight.
2. Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
3. When you feel terrific notify your face.
4. Love deeply and passionately; you might get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.
5. Never apologize for being early.
6. Open the car door for you wife and always help her with her coat.
7. Rake a big pile of leaves every fall and jump in it with someone you love.
8. Volunteer. Sometimes jobs no one wants conceal big opportunities.
9. Never drive while holding a cup of hot coffee between your knees.
10. Have a professional photo of yourself made. Update every three years.
11. Never miss an opportunity to ride a roller coaster.
12. Never miss an opportunity to have someone rub you back.
13. When you see a box turtle crossing the road,stop and put it safely on the road side.
14. Create a little signal only your wife knows so that you can show her you love her across the crowded room.
15. Never be the first to break a family tradition.
16. Keep a diary of your accomplishments at work. Then, when you ask for a raise, you'll have all the information you need to back it up.
17. Drive as you wish your kids would do.
18. In disagreements fight fairly. No name calling.
19. Never take the last piece of fried chicken.
20. Ask about a store's return policy when buying items than 50 euros.
21. When you go to borrow money, dress as you have plenty of it.
22. Never pick-up anything from the floor of a cab.
23. Don't judge people by their relatives.
24. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
25. Don't pick up after your children. That's there job.
26. Own a comfortable chair for reading.
27. Own a set of good kitchen knives.
28. Brush your teeth before putting on your little black dress.
29. Never risk what you cannot afford to lose.
30. Mind your own business.
31. Don't trust a man who doesn't close his eyes when you kiss him.
32. Never tell a men he's loosing his hair. He already knows.
33. Learn to use a needle and thread, a steam iron and an espresso machine.
34. Never say "my child would never do that".
35. Once a year go someplace you've never been before.
36. Remember that ignorance is expensive.
37. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are alive. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
39. Listen to your critics, they will keep you focused and innovative.
40. Never tell a person who's experiencing deep sorrow, "I know how you feel". You don't!
41. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck.
42. At meetings resist turning around to see who has just arrived.
43. Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down at those who don't. Consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Next, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their job for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?
44. Don't do business with people who knock at your door and say "I just happened to be in the neighborhood."
45. Call a nursing home or a retirement center and ask for a list of residents who seldom get mail or visitors. Send them a card several times a year. Sign it "Someone who thinks you are very special."
46. Read a lot when your on vacation.
47. Overestimate travel time by 15 percent.
48. Properly fitting shoes feel good as soon as you try them on. Don't believe the salesperson who says, "They'll be fine as soon as you break them in."
49. Get a haircut a week before the big interview.
50. Spend your life lifting up people, not putting them down.
51. Spend your time creating, not criticizing.
52. Visit your old highschool and introduce yourself to the principal. Ask if you could sit in a couple of classes.
53. Respect sailboats, snowmobiles and motorcycles. They can teach you a very painful lesson very fast.
54. Take care of your soul. Don't take off your clothes in front of every person who says I love u.
55. In a verbal confrontation lower your voice to the degree that the other person raises his or hers.
56. Let your children see you do things for your wife that lets them know how much you love her.
57. When traveling back roads,stop whenever you see a sign that says "Honey For Sale"
58. Think twice before deciding not to charge for your work. People often don't value what they don't pay for.
59. Never grab at a falling knife.
60. When your dog dies, frame its collar and put it on the wall facing west.
61. When a label says "Dry Clean Only", believe it!
62. Help a child plant a small garden.
63. Pray. There is immeasurable power in it.
64. Don't call a fishing rod a "pole", a line a "rope", a rifle a "gun" or a ship a "boat". Learn to call things by there actual names.
65. Remember that half the joy of achievement is anticipation.
66. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than the need for each other.
67. Get involved with your local government.
68. Never swap your integrity for money, power or fame.
69. Fool someone on April 1st.
70. Never remind someone of a kindness or act of generosity you have shown him or her
71. Learn to play Amazing Grace on the piano.
72. Never be ashamed of your patriotism.
73. Never be ashamed of honest tears.
74. Never be ashamed of laughter that's too loud or singing that's too joyful.
75. Don't trust your memory. Write it down.
76. When you get really angry, stick your hands into your pockets.
77. Do all you can to increase the salaries of good teachers.
78. Don't call your doctor stupid. He saves lives for a living.
79. Visit friends and relatives when they are in the hospital. You only need to stay a few minutes.
80. When declaring you right don't forget your responsibilities.
81. Think twice before accepting a job that requires you to work in an office with no windows.
82. Remember that everyone you meet wears an invisible sign. It reads "Notice me. Make me feel important"
83. Never hire someone you would not invite home for dinner.
84. When camping never leave evidence that you were there.
85. If you lend someone money make sure his character exceeds the collateral.
86. Be cautious telling people how contended and happy you are. Many will resent it.
87. Hang up if someone puts you on hold to take a call waiting.
88. Accept the fact that regardless how many times you were right, you will sometimes be wrong.
89. Every once in a while ask yourself the question, if money weren't consideration, what would I like to be doing?
90. Learn the rules. Then break some.
91. No matter how old you get hug and kiss your parents whenever you greet them.
92. Don't think that sending a gift or flowers substitutes for your presence.
93. Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
94. Never buy a piece of jewelery that costs more than 100$ without doing a little haggling.
95. When your children are learning to play musical instruments buy them good ones.
96. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
97. Become a tourist for a day in your hometown.
98. Don't mistake kindness for weakness.
99. Create a smoke-free office and home.
100. Let some things remain mysterious.
101. Never ignore evil.
102. Be especially courteous and patient with older people.
103. Remember "Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it"
104. Travel. See places, but remember to take along an open mind.
105. Never eat a sugared doughnut wearing a black suit.
106. When you are away from home and hear church bells, think of someone who loves you.
107. Never decide to do nothing just because you can do little. Do what you can.
108. Ever now and then bite off more than you can chew.
109. Remember that your character is your destiny.
110. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
111. Be better prepared than u think u'll need to be.
112. Buy a small inexpensive camera. Take it with you everywhere.
113. Pay extra money for the best seats at a play or a concert.
114. Never buy something from a rude salesperson, no matter how much you want it.
115. Get a flu shot.
116. Worry makes for a hard pillow. When something's troubling you, before going to sleep, jot down three things you can do the next day to help you resolve the issue.
117. Buy a red umbrella.It's easier to find among all the black ones and it adds some color to rainy days.
118. One time love someone who does not deserve it.
119. When you mean no, say it in a way that's not ambiguous.
120. Give children toys that are powered by there imagination, not by batteries.
121. Remember that your child's character is like good soup, both homemade.
122. When you buy something that u only need to buy once, buy the best you can afford
123. As soon as you get married start saving for ur children's education.
124. Say "bless you" when someone sneezes.
125. Don't let your family get so busy that you don't sit down at least on meal per day.
126. When you lose, don't lose your lesson.
127. Don't overlook life's small joys while searching for the big ones.
128. Don't marry a woman who picks at her food. Or a guy for that matter.
129. Don't be surprised to discover that luck favors those who are prepared.
130. Don't expect your love alone to make a neat person out of a messy one.
131. Every so often, invite the person in line behind to go ahead of you.
132. "Stay hungry. Stay foolish."
133. "Keep looking, don't settle!"