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Treat everyone the way you treat your children. Be kind to strangers Don't count the cost Count to 10 before saying anything you might regret saying or someone might regret hearing Forget every slight Remember every kindness Pay your debts Take care of your neighbors Teach your kids right from wrong Learn from your kids Don’t tell, show. Particularly in love. Ask more questions Listen closely Talk Say nice things Get out from under yourself Quit something cold turkey and start something new More understanding less explaining Apologize Try not to need to apologize Don’t complain Be open Don’t do things you will clearly regret Stop and smell something, mostly just stop Enjoy and remember as much as you can; things can change Own your failures Be wary of sarcasm and cynicism
Be louder when you're happy than when you are upset Ask for help Accept kindness with grace Don't swear
Don't brag Wake up with a smile Assume the best Share your successes Be humble Travel well Don't take offense at other people's mistakes Consider the possibility that you are wrong Pick up the spare change you find on the street. It demonstrates humility and thrift Don't make the same mistake twice Accept success and failure with equanimity Be honest with yourself; particularly in front of other people If you make a fool of yourself in public; apologize in public Accept change Trust what you know to be true about yourself Don't let other people or events define you Find reasons to be happy Understand the difference between knowing and believing. Know more, believe less. Make clear the distinction between fact and opinion. Consider the source and implication of your principles regularly Treat with grace those whom you'd most prefer to deny Be generous with your time and parsimonious with your opinions Love a good woman well Be honest Be trustworthy Don't let your past haunt your future Every woman has it within her to be a bitch Every man has it within him to be an asshole Reacting to the former or acting out the latter is a recipe for disaster Let your action speak. Either way they are perceived, you can't be called a liar When opportunity presents itself, consider the cost Quietly ask yourself "Is this the best that I got?" Recongize early when change is required. Examine it and embrace it. Don't try to build trust on lies Know when to say when (not yet) Consider the moment before If you get what you wish for, hold on to it tightly and don't let go Read this list every day when...
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