Life's Hints

Focus on making things better not bigger.

Assembled by the Journal staff. 

* Compliment three people every day.

* Watch a sunrise at least once a year.

* Sing in the shower.

* Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

* Strive for excellence, not perfection.

* Plant a tree on your birthday.

* 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.

* 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.