Carmen's Life Guide for Dummies

1. Coffee is hot and it can burn you.
2. Fast food is not good for you, so don't eat too much of it.
3. Crunching ice is bad for your teeth.
4. If you don't spend quality time with your kids, it could really screw them up.
5. You need to exercise your right to vote every chance you get.
6. Forgiveness is good for your health.
7. All people lie sometimes.
8. Be nice to the drivers around you.
9. Try not to forget what it's like to be a kid.
10. Don't spend all of your money. Don't save all of it, either.
11. Bad things happen to good people sometimes. It's just the way life is.
12. Some bad people will never get what they deserve. It just the way life is.
13. It's pretty true that you get out of it what you put into it. That applies to a lot of different stuff.
14. Very few things are both urgent AND important. Try to do the important stuff.
15. Speeding will not get you there faster, and there are a lot of bad things that can happen if you drive too fast.
16. Not everyone is entitled to your opinion. Remember that the next time you speak.
17. Your way is not the right way. It's just another way, so let people figure out what is best for them.
18. Your actions are more important than your intentions.

To be continued....