Mandy's Rules

So for those who may not know, I am an avid NCIS fan. If I had to pick one show to watch it would be NCIS. One of the lead character, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, has a list of around 50 rules that he lives by. One summer, I decided that I wanted to make my own list of rules to live by. So, here they are. The list is still growing, and I'm still working at being excellent at them.

1.Friends and family first, then worry about yourself. ( I get grief for this one sometimes, but it reminds me that people are more important than anything else.)

2. Always pay your tithing.

3. Be sincere.

4. NEVER break a confidence

5. Always have a shoulder ready to catch a tear.

6. Avoid burning bridges at all costs. *6b-pick your bridges carefully.

7. Cars were not designed to hit people with.

8. Never say anything out loud that you can't say to their face.

9. Know what you will and won't stand for. Never abandon what you've chosen.

10. Be on time. (anyone who knows me, knows that I am rarely late)

11. You're never to busy to help someone.

12. Compliment at least one person a day.

13. There is always room for one more at the table.

14. Never run in the rain with your socks on.

15. It's not your place to judge, only to love.

16. The hearts of men change everyday. People change everyday. Never give up on people.

17. Don't assume you're always right.

18. You NEVER completely understand what someone else is going through, so never say you do.

That is the start of the list of Mandy's rules. They expand as I learn more about life. Sometimes they change because I realize I reacted to a situation in a way I shouldn't have. Sometimes, I observe a characteristic in someone else I wish to develop. And sometimes it's learning to teach myself that people are people and deserve to be treated as such.