- Have a sense of humor about yourself.
- Smile at strangers.
- Put away the shopping cart.
- Forgive quickly, don’t hold grudges.
- Create stuff.
- Now matters more than before or after do.
- Sometimes silly is completely appropriate.
- If you can do something about it, do it.
- If you can’t do anything about it, don’t worry about it.
- Follow people who are nothing like you on Twitter.
- Expect the best of everyone.
- Default to YES.
- Always be planning the next adventure.
- Accept & even enjoy the fallout when your plans don’t work out.
- Marry your best friend.
- Make your home your refuge.
- Swear and drink and play Cards Against Humanity but only around people who appreciate that kind of thing.
- Volunteering is a good habit.
- The most important gift you can give children is intelligent independence.
- Get a cuddly pet.
- People > stuff.
- Wash your hands to the point of obsession.
- Hold your line when it matters, don’t push when it really doesn’t.
- Get regular checkups
- It’s ok to never know what you want to be when you grow up.
- Say I love you, love ya, ❤ you, etc. A lot.
- Follow the golden rule without expecting a reward.
- Listen to music every day.
- Pay yourself first.
- Tip well.
- Life is too short for skeevy hotels.
- Hold the stair rail.
- Don’t spend time & energy on people who never give it back.
- Don’t drink soda, especially diet soda.
- Comparing yourself to others is a waste of time.
- Check your privacy settings.
- The best friends are found in the most unlikely places.
- Happiness is a choice, but sometimes it’s not an available choice.
- Take and share pictures.
- A few quick pictures/videos are enough. Don’t experience life through a screen.
- It gets better! Then it gets worse, then it gets better again! Repeat.
- Learn new things just for fun.
- We are all made from starstuff.
- Split restaurant meals in half before you start eating, take the rest home. You’ll be so happy the next day at lunch!
- Always alternate water with alcohol.
- Less Internet, more books.
- Listen to kids, they are smarter than you think.
- Listen to older folks, they have great stories to tell.
- Nobody is looking at you unless you’re the bride.
- It’s ok to leave projects unfinished, books unread, places unseen, plates uncleared. Except this list, which is done.
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