Always accept challenges with the confidence that your past experience will see you through. You've got this!

Never pass up the chance to pet or scratch an animal. It lowers blood pressure, opens up conversation, and makes everyone (including the animal) happy

Respond to fun, random texts. You may make a new friend

When you fail, do it again.

Embrace your aging with style, class, and a sense of humor

Share with others, be a problem solver and plan ahead.

Keep friends of different ages. Older ones have experience and wisdom, younger ones have a fresh perspective and technological knowledge.

Give advice with humor and wit, let them make their own decisions (but feel free to laugh if they don't follow your advice and learn the hard way).

Be the a racoon- opportunists seize every chance at making their lives better!

Get out of your comfort zone, even if you don't know wtf you're doing, give it a try.

You can be creative and simple at the same time. Embrace both and know when to use each.

Respect your place in the world, earn your next level. Don't make assumptions

Be open to and willing to change your opinion based on new information. Accept that your initial assessment may not be correct or that circumstances have changed. It takes an emotionally intelligent person to make that decision.

Be kind to others, help each other out.

Even in the worst moments, find a reason to smile or laugh. Keep a sense of humor and perspective THAT will get you through.

Be okay with saying, "I don't know, and anything else I say is ignorant speculation." Know your knowledge limit.

Hold your head up, shake hands firmly, hug hard, smile big, clomp your heels down hard, and they'll never question your knowledge, authority, or confidence (even if you're shakin in your shoes)

You'll make mistakes. We all make mistakes. Move on. It's going to be okay.

Keep ugly thoughts inside of your head for a truly drama free life. Breaking someone else down doesn't change your spot in the world, it doesn't build you up, it makes you look like a crappy human

When your tunes come on, dance.

Entertain others, make them laugh. Lower your inhibitions. Life is kinder to those who make others happy.

Do your best to provide comfort, even if you don't know how. Just be there.

Be compassionate to all situations.

Embrace spirituality of some sort- religion, meditation, nature. Find something bigger than you.

And finally, drink coffee, eat chocolate.