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Advice from Somewhere (Author unknown)

• This is not the hill I’m going to die on. I’ll get over it.
• Every teacher is a student, every student a teacher
• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
• Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
• Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
• When you say, “I love you,” mean it.
• When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye.
• Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
• Believe in love at first sight.
• Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.
• Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.
• In disagreements, fight fairly. Please No name calling.
• Don’t judge people by their relatives.
• Talk slowly but think quickly.
• When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• Say “bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.
• When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
• Remember the three R’s:
  Respect for self;
  Respect for others;
  Responsibility for all your actions.
• Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
• When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
• Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
• Spend some time alone.

I hope some of these have some significance to you. I realized when I first looked through the list that I noticed the ones I wanted to change in other people. Then I took time to look again at the things I need to change. Much more impactful! Any thoughts?