Instructions for Life

This is a note I've seen before but got reacquainted with again recently. The directions still fit.

   1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve  great risk.

   2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

   3. Follow the three R's:
   Respect for self
   Respect for others and
   Responsibility for all your actions.

   4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

   5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

   6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

   7. When you realise you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

   8. Spend some time alone.
 
   9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

   10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

   11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

   12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for
   your life.  Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious
   home.

   13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the
   current situation. Don't bring up the past.

   14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

   15. Be gentle with the earth.

   16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

   17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your
   love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

   18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order
   to get it.

   19. Call your mother.

   20. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. 

I met two sets of sisters today.Two retired ladies were off to the Dominican Republic they were laughing and having a great time! They said they always went away in the winter to share a laugh! The second set of younger sisters were off to NY for the weekend, it was a surprise 21st birthday weekend and the birthday sister didn't have a clue , she thought they were going out for brunch! Hilarious! Carpe Diem...