THE GREATEST ADVICE By Rick Warren (The Purpose Driven Life)
Don't associate with people you can't trust. Don't cheat. Don't lie.
Don't pretend.Don't dictate because you are smarter.Don't demand because you are stronger.
Don't date because you are desperate.Don't marry because you are miserable.Don't have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don't philander because you think you are irresistible. Don't sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.Don't hurt your kids because loving them is harder.
Don't sell yourself, your family, or your ideals. Don't stagnate!Don't regress.Don't live in the past. Time can't bring anything or anyone back.
Don't put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right. Don't throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.Find a new friend.Start a new career.Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life's more hasty decisions.
To terminate your loneliness, reach out to the homeless.To feed your nurturing instincts, care for the needy.To fulfil your parenting fantasies, get a puppy.Don't bring another life into this world for all the wrong reasons.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don't abandon your responsibilities but don't overdose on duty.Don't live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.Be true to yourself.
Don't commit when you are not ready. Don't keep others waiting needlessly.Go on that trip. Don't postpone it.Say those words. Don't let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society's scorn.Write poetry.Love Deeply.Walk barefoot.Dance with wild abandon.Cry at the movies.Take care of yourself. Don't wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life. You drive yourself to your destination. No one completes you - except YOU.
It isn't true that life does not get easier with age.It only gets more challenging.Don't be afraid. Don't lose your capacity to love.Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.Don't grow old. Just grow YOU!
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"…I hate how I don’t feel real enough unless people are watching." — Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
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AFTR is driving herself to her destination. 
Thanks, JJ. Good to see your threads aplenty on the Forum. Funny and witty.
I didn't know you had it in ya....................only kidding about that remark, my friend.
Thanks, JJ. Good to see your threads aplenty on the Forum. Funny and witty.
I didn't know you had it in ya....................only kidding about that remark, my friend.
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