Instructions for Life

　　Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully;

　　Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want;

　　When you say, “I love you”, look the person in the eye;

　　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;

　　Talk slowly but think quickly;

　　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 a phone, the caller will hear it in your voice;

　　Spend some time alone;

　　Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values;

　　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;

　　Once a year, go some place you’ve never been there before;

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

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

　　Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.