Got this from my email . . .

Instructions For Life:

1. Give people more that they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Memorize your favorite poem.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have and sleep all you want.
4. When you say "I Love You," mean it.
5. When you say "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged six months before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dream
9. Love deeply and passionately.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slow but think fast.
13. When someone ask you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask "why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Call your Mom.
16. Say "bless you," when you hear someone sneeze.
17. Whe you lose, don't lose the lesson.
18. Remember the three R's: Respect for Self, Respect for Other & Responsibility for all your Actions.
19. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
20. When you realized you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22. Marry a man you love to talk to. As you get older, his conversational skills will be as important as any other.
23. Spend sometime alone.
24. Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.
25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
26. Read more books and watch less T.V.
27. Live a good honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.
28. Trust in God but lock your car.
29. A loving atmospehere in our home is so important. Do all you can to create a tranquil harmonious home.
30. In disagreement with lovedones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
31. Read between the lines.
32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
33. Be gentle with the earth.
34. Pray . . . there's immeasurable power in it.
35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
36. Mind your own business.
37. Don't trust a man who doesn't close his eyes when you kiss him.
38. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
39. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.
41. Learn the rules then break some.
42. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is more than your need for each other.
43. Judge your success by what you have to give up in order to get it.
44. Remember that your character is your destiny.
45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.