Just Make It Better

This was the contents of one of those unforgivable mass emails a friend sent me. Although I loathe the manor in which I was received it, the contents are sweet and true.

Enjoy!

(You’ll find my nuggets in parenthesis.)

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. (and unrelenting passion)

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s: respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions. (With this, comes leadership and change)

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly. (Without getting caught!)

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship. (Or your ego)

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time along every day. (solitude is undervalued)

9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past. (Try moving so past it, you barely remember it)

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been. (and befriend someone outside of what you know)

17. Remember that the best relationship is one which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. (True)

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. (Get inspired here)

I do not know the author for sure, but according to the email it was the Dalai Lama.

Either way, they work for me.

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