Life’s little instructions:

Life is a journey

1. -Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing
2. -Where there is a hill to climb, don’t think waiting will make it smaller…
3. -Spend your time lifting people, not putting them down
4. -Remember that what you give will afford you more pleasure than what you get
5. -Accept the fact that regardless of how many times you are right, you will be sometimes wrong
6. -Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries
7. -Never laugh at anyone’s dreams
8. -Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it’s the only way to live life completely
9. -Rake a big pile of leaves every autumn and jump in them with someone you love
10. -Don’t let your family get so busy that you don’t sit down at least one meal a day together
11. -Never be the first to break a family tradition
12. -Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something
13. -Remember the 3 Rs: Respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all your actions
14. -Never betray a confidence 
15. -Remember that everyone is influenced by kindness
16. -Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship
17. -Don’t overlook life’s small joys while searching for the big ones
18. -When you have the choice of 2 exciting things, choose the one you haven’t tried
19. -Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully
20. -Remember no time spent with your children is wasted
21. -Make the rules for your children clear, fair, and consistent
22. -Life will sometimes hand you a magical moment. Savour it!
23. -Everyone loves praise. Look hard for ways to give it to them
24. -Don’t expect the best gifts to come wrapped in pretty paper you.
25. -Hold your child’s and your loved one’s hands as often as you can. The time will come all too soon when they won’t let  you.