Thomas Jefferson's Ten Rules
1. Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before you have earned it.
4. Never buy what you don't want because it is cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
6. We seldom repent of having eaten too little.
7. Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8. How much pain the evils have cost us that never happened.
9. Take things always by the smooth handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you speak, if very angry, count a hundred.
I am not a total sucker for quotes but my Mom had this sitting on her kitchen counter yesterday and I couldn't help myself but copy it! Every single point is valid and true. Especially during this time of the year when we can get so wrapped up in our own world of shop, eat, bake, run around, complain about the cold, and relatives. This really sums up how things should be done. Cherish those annoying relatives they might not be here tomorrow. Everything that is HARD and painful is worth it. Things that come easy are never worth it. Don't overindulge just because! Don't go nuts with a credit card. You will regret it in January. And most importantly what I took from this is that you should never waste time thinking about all of the negative things that COULD happen. Enjoy the positives in the moment you are in. The future is just that, far away. I am so thankful and happy to be sharing my days with my family!
