• Start the day without caffeine
• Always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains
• Not complain and bore others with troubles
• Eat the same food every day and be grateful for it
• Understand when loved ones are too busy to give  you any time
• Take criticism and blame without resentment
• Ignore one’s limited education and never correct them
• Resist treating a rich friend better than a poor one
• Conquer tension without medical help
• Relax without alcohol
• Sleep without the aid of drugs
• Live without watching television

Lovingly submitted by our dear father. Some excerpts derived from 2009 Old Farmers Almanac.