Lifes Little Instruction Recipe

How to make it

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• Sing in the shower.
• Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
• Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
• Leave the toilet seat in the down position.
• Never refuse homemade brownies.
• Strive for excellence, not perfection.
• Plant a tree on your birthday.
• Learn 3 clean jokes.
• Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full.
• Compliment 3 people every day.
• Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
• Leave everything a little better than you found it.
• Keep it simple.
• Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
• Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
• Floss your teeth.
• Ask for a raise when you think you've earned it.
• Overtip breakfast waitresses.
• Be forgiving of yourself and others.
• Say, "Thank you" a lot.
• Say, "Please" a lot.
• Avoid negative people.
• Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
• Wear polished shoes.
• Remember other people's birthdays.
• Commit yourself to constant improvement.
• Carry jumper cables in your truck.
• Have a firm handshake.
• Send lots of Valentine cards.
• Sign them, "Someone who thinks you're terrific."
• Look people in the eye.
• Be the first to say hello.
• Use the good silver.
• Return all things you borrow.
• Make new friends, but cherish the old ones.
• Keep a few secrets.
• Sing in a choir.
• Plant flowers every spring.
• Have a dog. <Or cat :)>
• Always accept an outstretched hand.
• Stop blaming others.
• Take responsibility for every area of your life.
• Wave at kids on school buss's.
• Be there when people need you.
• Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
• Don't expect life to be fair.
• Never underestimate the power of love.
• Drink champagne for no reason at all.
• Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
• Don't be afraid to say, "I made a mistake."
• Don't be afraid to say, "I don't know."
• Compliment even small improvements.
• Keep your promises no matter what.
• Marry for love.
• Rekindle old friendships.
• Count your blessings.
• Call your mother.