301. Read more books.
302. Watch less TV & less internetz.
303. Remember that the more you know, the less you fear.
304. Remove your sunglasses when you talk to someone. ..even when I'm trying to hide an enormous
305. Buy three best-selling children's books. Read them and then give them to a youngster. 1. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, 2. The Rainbow Fish, & 3. anything Amelia Bedelia. I'd have a hard time parting w/them, though.
306. Don't confuse mere inconveniences with real problems. Can I quadruple bold this?
307. Wipe off the sticky honey jar before putting it back on the shelf. Yes! So me doing this on a more than regular basis is not odd at all. I fell so relieved.
308. Learn to juggle with fire & chainsaws & chainsaws on fire.
309. Keep your private thoughts private.
310. Be humble and polite, but don't let anyone push you around. It's possible, right?
311. Do 100 push-ups every day: 50 in the morning and 50 in the evening. Yay, new workout goal of the month!
312. Be advised that when negotiating, if you don't get it in writing, you probably won't get it.
313. Every so often let your spirit of adventure triumph over your good sense. So, this means I should throw caution to the wind, forget about getting eaten by grizzly bears, sucked dry by mosquitoes, & sleeping w/creepy crawlies & just go camping someday, right?
314. Never lose your nerve, your temper, or your car keys. 0 for 3 here.
315. When you are a dinner guest, take a second helping if it's offered, but never a third.
316. Don't accept unacceptable behavior.
317. When eating at a restaurant that features foreign food, don't order anything you can fix at home.
318. Don't be so concerned with your rights that you forget your manners.
319. Get organised. Know where you are headed. But if something wonderful and unexpected comes along, be flexible enough to follow it.
320. Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night's sleep.
321. Remember that nothing really important ever happens until someone takes a chance. Note to self: Take more chances in life.
322. Never pick up anything off the floor of a cab. Ew. Who does that?!
323. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don't bring up the past... but what if the past plays a prominent role in the present?
324. Never apologize for extreme measures when defending your values, your health, or your family's safety.
325. Own an umbrella big enough for two people to share without getting wet.
326. Never type a love letter. Use a fountain pen on scented paper.
327. Don't be thin-skinned. Take criticism as well as praise with equal grace.
328. Be gentle with the Earth.
329. Spend your time and energy creating, not criticizing.
330. Act with courtesy and fairness regardless of how others treat you. Don't let them determine your response.
331. Don't leave hair in the shower drain. Ever. Unless you're just gross like that.
332. Read a lot when you're on vacation, but nothing that has to do with your business. Unless you're vacationing in Disney World. No time to read there!
333. Remember that what's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right.
334. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
335. Own a comfortable chair for reading. Check.
336. Own a set of good kitchen knives. They'll come in handy in many more ways than one. Self defense?
337. Never tell a person who's experiencing deep sorrow, "I know how you feel." You don't.
338. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck.
339. Truth is serious business. When criticizing others, remember that a little goes a long way.
340. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
341. Let some things remain mysterious.. or many.
342. Never get a tattoo. Darn. There goes my secret plan.
343. When friends offer to help, let them.
344. Never decide to do nothing just because you can only do a little. Do what you can.
345. Don't judge what you don't understand. Yeah. You hear that, you jerk?
346. Every week write a short poem. Keep an eye out for one this week.
347. Buy a small, inexpensive camera. Take it with you everywhere. If only I had an old Polaroid..
348. Get a flu shot. Remember what happened when you didn't?
349. Worry makes for a hard pillow. When something's troubling you, before going to sleep, jot down three things you can do the next day to help solve the problem.
350. When you mean “no”, say it in a way that's not ambiguous.
351. Give children toys that are powered by their imagination, not by batteries.
352. Choose a seat in the row next to the emergency exit when flying. You will get more leg room. Too bad they cost more nowadays.
353. Life is short. Eat more pancakes and fewer rice cakes.
354. Beware the life empty of ambitions.
355. Reread Thoreau's “Walden”. Or, in my case, read it.
356. When there's a piano to be moved, don't reach for the stool. Got no muscle!
357. Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don't let them down.
358. Go home for the holidays.
359. Never open the refrigerator when you're bored. Chances are you'll eat something & regret it later.
360. Own at least one article of clothing with Mickey Mouse on it. This one makes me smile =)
361. Never refuse a holiday dessert.
362. Watch your finances like a hawk.
363. Never complain about the music in someone else's car when you're a passenger.
364. Never hesitate to do what you know is right.
365. Take some silly photos of yourself and a friend in an instant photo booth.
366. Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
367. To fight the blues, try exercising.
368. Teach your children never to underestimate someone with a disability.
369. What you have to do, do wholeheartedly.
370. Seek respect rather than popularity.
371. Seek quality rather than luxury.
372. Seek refinement rather than fashion.
373. Never forget that it takes only one person or one idea to change your life forever.
374. Type out your favourite quotation and place it where you can see it every day.
375. Listen to rumours, but don't contribute any of your own.
376. When you need to apologise to someone, do it in person. And actually know what you're apologizing for. And actually mean it.
377. Cut your toenails in private. haha.. isn't this one common sense??
388. Remember you can miss a lot of good things in life by having the wrong attitude.
389. Take a course in public speaking. God knows you need one.
390. When serving hamburgers, always toast the buns.
391. Remember that cruel words deeply hurt.
392. Remember that loving words quickly heal.
393. Keep a special notebook. Every night before going to bed, write down something beautiful that you saw during the day.
394. Welcome the unexpected! Opportunities rarely come in neat, predictable packages.
395. Tell family members that you love them before they go away for a few days.
396. Never miss an opportunity to go fishing with your father.
397. Never miss an opportunity to go travelling with your mother.
398. Do something every day that maintains your good health.
399. Never give up on a dream just because of the length of time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
400. Hold puppies, kittens, and babies any time you get the chance. Kittens!!! When given a choice, always choose kittens. They're soft & cuddly & won't give you dog breath or throw up on you.
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