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1. Look people in the eye
2. Hold puppies, kittens, and babies any time you get the chance
3. When you know that someone has gone to a lot of trouble to get dressed up, tell them they look terrific!
4. When giving a speech, concentrate on what you can give the audience, not what you can get from them.
5. Apologize immediatly when you loose you temper, especially to children.
6. Never trust a woman who doesn't close her eyes when you kiss her.
7. Spend you life lifting people up, not putting people down.
8. Own a cowboy hat.
9. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Dont bring up the past.
10. Get to Garage sales early. The good stuff is usually gone by 8:00 A.M.
11. Stop and watch a farmer plowing a field.
12. Leave a quarter where a child can find it.
13. Learn to juggle.
14. When you carve the Thanksgiving turkey, give the first piece to the person who prepared it.
15. Wipe off the sticky honey jar before putting it back on the shelf.
16. Purchase one piece of original art each year, even if it's just a small painting by a highschool student.
17. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "What do you want to know?"
18. Don't admire people for their wealth but for the creative and generous ways they put it to use.
19. Call your mother.
20. Help a child plant a small garden.
21. Don't take 11 items to the 10 Items Express Check-Out lane.
22. Remember that your characture is your destiny.
23. Learn the rules. Then break some.
24. Put love notes in your child's lunchbox.
25. Accept the fact that regardless of how many times you are right, you will sometimes be wrong.
26. Never suat with your spurs on.
27. Dont compare your children with their siblings or their classmates.
28. Never hesitate to do what you know is right.
29. Remember that a kind word goes a long way.
30. Remeber that when your mom says, "You'll regret it," you probably will.
31. Never order barbque in a restauraunt where all the chairs match.
32. Borrow a box of puppies for an afternoon and take them to visit the residents of a retirement home. Stand back and watch the smiles.
33. Dont get caught glancing at your watch when your talking to someone.
34. If you borrow something more than twice, buy one for yourself.
35. Always watch the high school bands' halftime performances. they practice just as hard as the football players.
36. When returning a book or an item of clothing you borrowed, leave a note of appreciation.
37. Remember the main thing to do is keep the main thing the main thing.
38. Remeber that true happiness comes from virtuous living.
39. Plant more flowers than you pick.
40. Love deeply.
41. Laugh loudly.
42. Give generously.
43. Fight fairly.
44. Live simply.
45. Think quickly.
46. Teach by example.
47. If you know your going to lose, do it with style.
48. Pass down family recipes.
49. Never type a love letter. Use a fountain pen.
50. Never buy a chair or sofa without first sitting on it for several minutes