hmmmm, I got a bit of work to do, I 'spect
ONE..Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO.Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE.Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR.When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE.When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX.Be engaged at least six months before you get married..
SEVEN.Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT.Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE.Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN..In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN.Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE.Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN! ...When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN.Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN.Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze..
SIXTEEN..When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN..Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN..Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN.When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY.. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice
TWENTY- ONE.Spend some time alone.
Do we not realise that in order to find a soul
It doesn't happen over night
if truth were to be told.
Like everything in life that's hard to achieve
you must believe!
hmmmm, I got a bit of work to do, I 'spect
I love 11. I have that problem in a major way. My family is a bit disfuctional. But that's not me. And I love them all anyway.
☮“I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.”☮
CW,
You have just Proven you are my late Great Grand Mothers, Great Great Auntie . Or a pet of theirs ?
Wise words are only actions that we have learned from our Past. Many of us need to live Life more than ONCE.
Haha.. I knew we were related![]()
And, in-deed I agree with your last statement.............................
Do we not realise that in order to find a soul
It doesn't happen over night
if truth were to be told.
Like everything in life that's hard to achieve
you must believe!
#7, I have never thought.
#11, i am often guilty.
Need to work on #11. The other 18 are regular Do's...
Interesting quote comes to mind.
As Aristotle puts it....
The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit.![]()
Having worked a 12 step- program for 18 + years I have some fudge points on these but 17 of them at least "some of the time"; 5 of them need improvement on and 4of them- sorry not going to happen....GREAT LIST
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