Life's little instruction book

• Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
• Drink champagne for no reason at all.
• Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
• Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.
• Surprise loved ones with little unexpected gifts.
• Don't take good health for granted.
• Smile a lot. It costs nothing and is beyond price.
• When someone is relating an important event that's happened to them, don't try to top them with a story of your own. Let them have the stage.
• Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
• Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
• Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
• Don't waste time grieving over past mistakes. Learn from them and move on.
• Never cut what can be untied.
• Show respect for others' time. Call whenever you're going to be more than ten minutes late for an appointment.
• Every day show your family how much you love them with your words, with your touch, and with your thoughtfulness.
• Practice empathy. Try to see things from other people's points of view.
• Promise big. Deliver big.
• Don't delay acting on a good idea. Chances are someone else has just thought of it, too. Success comes to the one who acts first.
• Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
• Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
• Evaluate yourself by your own standards, not someone else's.
• Be enthusiastic about the success of others.
• Laugh a lot. A good sense of humor cures almost all of life's ills.
• Send your loved one flowers. Think of a reason later.
• Look for opportunities to make people feel important.
• Don't miss the magic of the moment by focusing on what's to come.