Taken from Ned Hardy.
  
    - Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values 
 
    - Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer 
 
    - Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time 
 
    - Spend some time alone every day 
 
    - When you realise you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it 
 
    - Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship 
 
    - Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly 
 
    - Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck 
 
    - Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions 
 
    - When you lose, don’t lose the lesson 
 
    - Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk 
 
    - Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. 
 
    - A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. 
 
    - In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past. 
 
    - Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. 
 
    - Be gentle with the earth. 
 
    - Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before. 
 
    - Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. 
 
    - Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it. 
 
  
            aug 21 2011 ∞
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