Mahmee's Guide to Life, for gooly (Chill, it's only a guide)

1. when you fall, pick yourself up, brush off the dust and dirt and smile
2. when you fall and it hurt, cry for a while.. only a while
3. do not bring a stray home AGAIN, you are allergic to dogs but you can still be nice to them
4. always be polite even when you are smarter, richer, poorer than others
5. the teacher MAY not be right but you still need to respect her/him
6. you don't have to agree with people, but don't judge them
7. do something because it's fun, not because Mahmee told you to
8. read Benjamin Franklin's quotes (Mahmee's fav., "If you would be loved, love and be lovable")
9. when you are older, you will break girls' hearts. Do it gently
10. when they break yours, be strong. Don't beg and whine, though you may reach for the wine
11. be willing to learn. "Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn" - Benjamin Franklin
12. see the world, try different food, talk to people
13. marry for life
14. you don't have to be the best, but must give your best in everything you do
15. don't broadcast your own success. Let others do it for you
16. admit and learn from your failures and mistakes
17. love the man in the mirror. You are stuck with him for life
18. be passionate about human matters
19. dare to discipline your children
20. embrace cultural differences even when they baffle you
21. be thankful for what you have. Always think now is better than before and the grass appears greener the other side, though not neccesarily true
22. be humble when you strike success, be wise when you endure failures
23. if the first time you don't succeed, try and try again
24. there are three sides of a coin. Study and analyse both sides. The third is your own judgement, made with wisdom and not prejudice
25. think and decide with your brain, love and eat with your heart
26 expect the unexpected
27. learn to live with people and things you dislike. They are everywhere!
28. speak more languages, play music for fun, draw and paint even when you don't know how to
29. have loads of friends but a few buddies
30 come home when life spirals out of control .. you will be welcomed, loved and guided
31. not everybody will like you. Cest la guerre!
32. if somebody tells you, "You jump, I jump" get him/her to jump first while you find for the life jacket/parachute
33. give people the benefit of doubts but not blindly
34. nothing really matters but God and family