1. try everything twice.
2. keep only cheerful friends. the grouches pull you down.
3. keep learning. never let the brain get idle. 'an idle mind is the devil's workshop.'
4. enjoy the simple things.
5. laugh often, long, and loud. laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. the tears happen. endure, grieve, and move on. the only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.
7. surround yourself with what you love. whether it's family, pets, music, plants, whatever. your home is your refuge.
8. cherish your health. if it is good, preserve it. if it is unstable, improve it. if it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. don't take guilt trips.
10. tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
11. forgive now those who made you cry. you might not get a second chance.
