"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Monday, June 15, 2009

Lotus Touts


Lotus Touts

There's some mighty fine advice in these words.

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at any one's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN! When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice

TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

I think taking anyone of these thoughts and thinking about it during the day will be a good way to enlighten ourselves.

Love,
Chatty

5 comments:

Buttercup said...

These are great! I'm choosing #8 today.

Olde Dame Penniwig said...

My dear girl, you are relentlessly upbeat.

I like your list!

ClassyChassy said...

Number 8 is so true - love your list today!

^..^Corgidogmama said...

Hey now...there are some real life lessons in this piece.
Lordy...I have a lot of repair work to do, and some changes to make according to this list.
I especially like the 3-R's!

Chatty Crone said...

I like them all, but especially number 9, I am a romantic.

And if I didn't try to be relentlessly upbeat - I might be reluctantly downbeat (lol) and then where would I be?