Compliment three people every day
Overtip breakfast waitresses
Watch a sunrise at least once a year
Once in your life own a convertible
Sing in the shower
Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated
Never refuse homemade brownies
Strive for excellence, not perfection
Plant a tree on your birthday
Learn three clean jokes
Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full
Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them
Whistle
Leave everything a little better than you found it
Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures
Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know
Surprise loved ones with little unexpected gifts
Floss your teeth
Learn CPR
Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it
Be forgiving of yourself and others
Take time to smell the roses
Say "thank you" a lot
Say "please" a lot
Avoid negative people
Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards
Wear polished shoes
Remember other people's birthdays
Rekindle old friendships
Commit yourself to constant improvement
Focus on making things better, not bigger
Be kinder than necessary
Carry jumper cables in your trunk
Have a firm handshake
Look people in the eye
Be first to say, "Hello"
Use the good silver
Return all things you borrow
Make new friends but cherish the old ones
Keep secrets
Sing in a choir
Show respect for all living things
Plant flowers every spring
Have a dog
Always accept an outstretched hand
Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life
Wave at kids on school buses
Take good care of those you love
Be there when people need you
Feed a stranger's expired parking meter
Don't postpone joy
Never underestimate the power of love
Drink champagne for no reason at all
Live your life as an exclamation, not as explanation
Cherish your children for what they are, not for what you'd like them to be
Compliment even small improvements
Keep your promises
Become someone's hero
Marry only for love
Count your blessings
Call your mother
Interlingua, 2007
