A wonderful set of rules to live life by

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I have added makeitbetter.wordpress.com to my blogroll for the very simple reason of this list: (hope Nicole doesn’t mind!)

1. Forgive your parents
2. Pay off debt
3. Lose your image
4. Think critically
5. Find the silver lining
6. Make friends with children, old people and animals
7. Don’t watch the news
8. Explore outside your comfort zone
9. Try new foods
10. Invest your money
11. Get rid of clutter
12. Read the ingredients list
13. Don’t believe information you’re given when someone or something is trying to sell you something
14. Don’t grocery shop hungry
15. Lose toxic friends
16. Do yoga
17. Never stop learning
18. Get a hobby
19. Don’t buy publications that have a celebrity headlines
20. Thank your parents
21. Buy used
22. Don’t buy into the housing hype
23. Learn to differentiate between needs & wants
24. Ignore socialization
25. Time does not equal dedication
26. Things are not love
27. Stop trying to change your lover
28. Learn from your AND others mistakes
29. Listen more
30. Exercise
31. Find a life outside of your children
32. Stay out of direct sunlight
33. Buy your size, not the one you want to be
34. Identify government propaganda or research it yourself
35. Get a library card
36. Don’t waste food
37. Be honest
38. Don’t let anyone intimidate you; everybody has something on either side of the bell curve
39. Let children struggle so they can grow their own wings
40. Forgive yourself; you only did what you knew to do, when you could decide to do it.
41. Grow a backbone
42. FLOSS
43. Don’t ever try a cigarette
44. Learn how to make yourself orgasm first
45. If you are repeatedly treated poorly by someone, it’s because you allow it to continue
46. Confidence is sexiest
47. A great haircut is worth it
48. Say NO when you get the urge
49. Read this
50. And this and this and this and this
51. Be grateful
52. When you marry someone you marry his or her family.
53. A marketer working for DeBeers created the American tradition of the engagement ring.
54. Your job probably thinks your expendable; be selective with your loyalty
55. When your kids constantly whine and misbehave, it’s not because of the school system…
56. If you are offended by something someone says about you, it’s probably true
57. Give without expectation
58. Everyone likes a birthday cake, no matter how much they deny it
59. Don’t yell
60. Get over yourself
61. No one really knows what they’re doing in life
62. Communicate
63. Diversify: your friends, money and interests
64. Talk about ideas, not people
65. Don’t fall into marketable New Age hype
66. There are 400 billion stars in our galaxy, so yes, the world does not revolve around you
67. Smile (apparently, it’s the 2nd best thing you can do with your mouth)
68. Compliment more
69. Know your weaknesses, find other people to compliment them
70. Mentor, mentor, mentor
71. No matter how much you know, you’re still probably ignorant
72. America needs a lot of work right now
73. Race does not define you
74. Your purpose is to be; enjoy it
75. Normal doesn’t exist; it’s all socialization put in your head
76. Live beneath your means
77. Avoid car loans
78. Clip coupons
79. Stay on the border of the grocery store
80. Tip 20% or more
81. Your beliefs are yours alone, unless some random stranger asked for a lecture, keep it that way
82. Take responsibility for your choices
83. Just do it. Anything, everything, all of it - whatever you want. Just do it.
84. It’s always easier then you thought.

Point number one hit me hard - and the story behind it is one of the issues I have in my life - my parents.

I hope to elaborate more later, but in the meantime, enjoy Nicole’s blog.

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