- hold the door open for the next person coming through
- say "excuse me" when passing by someone in a tight space
- say "sorry" at least twice when you've stepped on someone's shoes or bumped into them
- smile back at someone who smiles at you
- say "thank you" when someone compliments you
- acknowledge everyone when you walk into the room
- always assume you’ll be good at something new
- ask for help when it's needed
- bake for someone dear
- be a know-it-all; tell others what you learn
- be silly and vulnerable
- build forts with your bedsheets
- change your mind easily
- climb trees
- complement strangers
- cry if you feel the need
- dance around to dreamy music
- do kind things for others who can never reciprocate the gesture
- drink lots of tea
- explore the world all around you
- figure out how things work just because they're interesting
- fill out your own permission slips for adventures
- forget what was tough about yesterday
- give away your earthly possessions
- go somewhere new
- grow a lion's heart
- have fun where ever it can be found
- hold masquerades and tea parties
- ignore anything which limits you, your potential, or your possibilities
- keep a piggy bank, a coin jar
- learn to play an instrument
- let your hair grow long and unruly
- lie in fields of wildflowers
- light candles to guide you through the night
- maintain your innocence by seeing the innocence in others
- make friends with trees; tell them your secrets
- plant a garden of vegetable and flowers and tea
- play dress up perpetually
- present a hand-made card to someone you care about
- press wildflower
- read a book you've always loved
- refuse to take no for an answer
- relax and do nothing
- run into lakes wearing pretty dresses
- say "I love you" for the simple fact that it's true
- search for fairies and build fairy houses
- see tomorrow with endless possibilities
- send handwritten letters
- share your stories and memories
- sit "indian" style in your chair
- skip, run, leap - why waste your time walking?
- spend lazy afternoons in libraries
- start a collection or a project
- surround yourself with your favorite color, mysteries, and laughter
- take a picnic
- taste the rain
- tell things as they are
- throw open your windows
- tie ribbons to your wrists
- try a new look
- wear flowers in your hair
- do my homework
- do my job
- read one book a week
- •№ 01 | do everything you do with passion
- •№ 02 | never be bored
- •№ 03 | never stay in one place
- •№ 04 | say what you mean and mean what you say
- •№ 05 | don't complain unless you can change something
- •№ 06 | things that are not can become when you pretend
- •№ 07 | talk softly; people will try harder to hear
- •№ 08 | saying, "No," feels good
- •№ 09 | scream when you need to
- •№ 10 | do what you want, when you want, how you want
- •№ 11 | never let people dictate you unless you know they know better
- •№ 12 | exaggerate your emotions immensely
- •№ 13 | never close your eyes; you might miss something
- •№ 14 | love everything you can
- •№ 02 | be the woman a man needs, not the woman that needs a man
- •№ 03 | always accept a compliment
- •№ 11 | cover up. being a mystery is more sexy than showing every inch of yourself off
- •№ 14 | a real lady holds her head high but never her nose
- •№ 15 | never underestimate the power of a warm greeting
- •№ 17 | a lady knows her limits no matter what, stick to your guns
- •№ 22 | confidence is sexy
- •№ 27 | be refined, polite and well-spoken
- •№ 60 | a sincere smile is a lady's most beautiful feature
- •№ 67 | you should never need to raise your voice. if a person won't listen unless you speak forcefully, they aren't worth dealing with
- •№ 77 | always dress like you're going to see your worst enemy
- •№ 78 | leave the rumor-spreading and trash-talking to Gossip Girl
- •№ 85 | no one can make you feel inferior without your consent
- •№ 92 | remember: all limitations are self imposed
- •№ 96 | being assertive is an attractive feature, indecisiveness is not
- No.238 | dont let your mood dictate your manners.
- •always accept a compliment
- •and, dear alyssa, you look beautiful today
- •be refined, polite and well-spoken
- •cover up (because it's better if you do)
- •do everything you do with passion
- •do what you want, when you want, how you want
- •don't complain unless you can change something
- •dress like you're going to see your worst enemy
- •exaggerate your emotions immensely
- •keep in mind that saying, "No," feels good
- •learn to finish what you start
- •listen firstly, secondly, and speak only thirdly
- •love everything you can
- •never be bored
- •never close your eyes; you might miss something
- •never let people dictate you unless you know they know better
- •never stay in one place
- •no one can make you feel inferior without your consent
- •remember assertiveness is attractive, indecisiveness is not
- •remember that all limitations are self imposed
- •remember things that are not can become when you pretend
- •say what you mean and mean what you say
- •scream when you need to, but if a person won't listen unless you speak forcefully, they aren't worth dealing with
- •smile demurely during conversations and dramatically to yourself
- •speak softly and with dramatic hand gestures
- •forty minutes of stretching
- •ten minutes of posture
- •run twice a week
- •tea for breakfast
- •eat half portions
- •make art and beauty
- •fall sometimes
- •read the written word
- •don't touch your face
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