• Count your blessings.
    Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
    Take responsibility for every area of your life.
    Strive for excellence, not for perfection.
    Have a firm handshake.
    Have a dog.
    Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.
    Send lots of Valentines Day cards and sign them "Someone who thinks you're terrific."
    Look people in the eye.
    Marry only for love.
    Remember other people's birthdays.
    Keep it simple.
    Wear polished shoes.
    Rekindle old friendships.
    Drink champagne for no reason at all.
    Dance like no-one is watching. Sing like no-one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt.
    Plant flowers every spring.
    Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
    Call your mother.
    Stop blaming others.
    Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
    Be forgiving of yourself and others.
    Use the good silver.
    Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank filled.
    Commit yourself to constant improvement.
    Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
    Return all things you borrow.
    Never refuse homemade brownies.
    Don't be afraid to say "I made a mistake."
    Say "thank-you" a lot.
    Carry jumper cables in your trunk.
    Don't expect life to be fair.
    Wave at kids on school buses.
    Sing in a choir.
    Compliment three people everyday.
    Plant a tree on your birthday.
    Compliment even small improvements.
    Make new friends but cherish the old ones.
    Never underestimate the power of love.
    Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
    Don't be afraid to say "I don't know."
    Be the first to say hello.
    Live your life as an exclamation, not an explanation.
    Avoid negative people.
    Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
    Sing in the shower.
    be there when people need you.
    Floss your teeth.
    Keep your promises (no matter what).
    Leave the toilet seat in the down position.
    Always accept an outstretched hand.
    Keep secrets.
    Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.
    Learn three clean jokes.
    Over tip breakfast waitresses.
    Leave everything a little better than you found it.
    Say "please" a lot.