Life’s Little Instructions
(Given by a 95- year – old friend named William Snell, 1993.)
- Sing in the shower.
- Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
- Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
- Never refuse homemade brownies.
- Strive for excellence, not perfection.
- Plant a tree on your birthday.
- Learn three clean jokes.
- Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full.
- Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
- Leave everything a little better than you found it.
- Keep it simple.
- Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
- Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
- Be forgiving on yourself and others.
- Say “thank you” a lot.
- Say “please” a lot.
- Avoid negative people.
- Wear polished shoes.
- Remember other people’s birthdays.
- Commit yourself to constant improvement.
- Have a firm handshake.
- Send lots of valentine cards, sign them.
- Look people in the eye.
- Be the first to say “hello.”
- Return all things you borrow.
- Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
- Keep secrets.
- Plant flowers every spring.
- Have a dog.
- Always accept an outstretched hand.
- Stop blaming others.
- Take responsibility for every area of your life.
- Wave at kids on school buses.
- Be there when people need you.
- Don’t expect life to be fair.
- Never underestimate the power of love.
- Drink champagne for no reason at all.
- Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
- Don’t be afraid to say, “I made a mistake.”
- Don’t be afraid to say, “I don’t know.”
- Compliment even small improvements.
- Keep your promises no matter what.
- Marry only for love.
- Rekindle old friendships.
- Count your blessings.
- Call your mother And your dad too, if they happen to be alive.
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