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 fulfill 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 lose faith in God.
Don't grow old. Just grow  YOU