Instructions to Life

• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
  
  

• Memorize your favorite poem.
  
  

• Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
  
  

• When you say, "I Love You" mean it.
  
  

• When you say, I'M SORRY look the person in the eye.
  
  

• Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
  
  

• Believe in Love at first sight.
  
  

• Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
  
  

• Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
  
  

• In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
  
  

• Don't judge people by their relatives.
  
  

• Talk slow but think quick.
  
  

• When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask,
  WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?
  
  

• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
  
  

• Call your mom.
  
  

• Say BLESS YOU when you hear someone sneeze.
  
  

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

• Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.
  
  

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

• When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
  
  

• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
  
  

• Marry the person you love to talk to. As you get older, his conversational skills will be as important as any other.
  
  

• Spend some time alone.
  
  

• Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
  
  

• Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
  
  

• Read more books and watch less TV.
  
  

• Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.
  
  

• Trust in God but lock your car.
  
  

• A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
  
  

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

• Read between the lines.
  
  

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

• Be gentle with the earth.
  
  

• Pray --- there's immeasurable power in it.
  
  

• Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
  
  

• Mind your own business.
  
  

• Don't trust a guy/gal who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss him/her.
  
  

• Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
  
  

• If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
  
  

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

• Learn the rules then break some.
  
  

• Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.
  
  

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

• Remember that your character is your destiny.
  
  

• Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.