!2 Rules To Live By ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

12 RULES TO LIVE BY
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)

• Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things.

• Make the best of circumstances. No one has everything and everyone has something of sorrow.

• Don't take yourself too seriously.

• Don't let criticism worry you. You can't please everybody.

• Don't let your neighbors set your standards; be yourself.

• Do things you enjoy doing but stay out of debt.

• Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than actual ones.

• Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish enmities and grudges. Avoid people who make you unhappy.

• Have many interests. If you can't travel, read about places.

• Don't hold post-mortems or spend time brooding over sorrows and mistakes.

• Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.

• Keep busy at something. A very busy person never has time to be unhappy.
• I posted this long ago (February 16, 2010) and it suddenly became popular again with lots of views so I thought I should repost it for everyone to see.

Meaning and Purpose

A very fitting quote for this time of year. via

Life's Reset Button

I found this on my phone and I don't know where it came from but I absolutely love it.

Turn Your Life Into A Story

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I like this quote very much.

Don't forget, tonight is the finale of Grantchester on PBS, Sniff. Sniff. Here is a preview. 

Masterpiece. Grantchester. Season 3, Episode 7, the finale. Tonight on PBS.

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These pages never get old, do they?

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More fatherly advice. The author sent his son off to college with a handwritten notebook full of these hints long ago. Due to their popularity in the dorm, books were born.

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

This is a great page. I agree with all three points. The last one might be hard to do for a while. Here's what I'm picturing in my mind. Parent: "Okay?" Child: "No problem!"

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This makes me want to finish my weeding. I never did finish the front. We are supposed to have rain for the weekend and I've been waiting for a rainy day to loosen them. xo

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I haven't posted a page from this delightful book recently.

Can you believe it's June already? I can't. The last tip on this page is worth a try the next time I'm trying to get a better price on an item.

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Father to son advice.

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More sage advice from a father to a son. 

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More sage advice from a father to a son. 

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I love the last one. I would go an extra step and make it a first edition.

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

I like all four of these tips, especially 755, the one about the bookmark. Great advice from a father to a son that went viral and became two books. I like all the helpful hints on this page. The book was published in 1993. 

Good one!

Happy First Day of Spring. I can really feel it in the air and I have snowdrops coming up in a sunny spot where all the snow has melted. Yay!

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

Great advice from a father to a son that went viral and became two books. I like all the helpful hints on this page. The book was published in 1993. He was very insightful about the bankers, wasn't he? 

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

Great advice from a father to a son that went viral and became two books.

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

745. This is a good one and not that easy to do for some people.

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

742. Keep your private thoughts private. Good one. 

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

738 is probably an outdated number. 737~You can't go wrong if you know how to make a good spaghetti sauce, can you? 

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A few more suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life.

Volunteer to help a few hours a month working in a soup kitchen. Best one on this page!