Rules For Living*

A Survival Kit.
By Mariana 'Oumi' Bryce

1. Never panic. Stop, breathe, think.
2. No one is thinking about you, they’re thinking about themselves, just like you.
3. Never change hair cut or colour before an important event.
4. Nothing is either as BAD or as GOOD as it seems.
5. Do as you would be done by, e.g. Thou shalt not kill.
6. It is better to buy one expensive thing that you really like than several cheap things that you only quite like.
7. Hardly anything matters. If you get upset, ask yourself: “Does it really matter?”
8. The key to success lies in how you pick yourself up from failure.
9. Be honest and kind.
10. Only buy clothes that make you feel like doing a small dance.
11. Trust your instincts, not your overactive imagination.

When overwhelmed by disaster, check if it really IS a disaster by doing the following:
Think …. “Oh fuck it !”
Attempt to turn it into an amusing anecdote.
If none of the above work, then maybe it IS a disaster, so turn to items 1 and 5.

13. Don’t expect the world to be safe or life to be fair.
14. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
15. Don’t regret anything! The only thing you can change is the present, so learn from the past.

Be Diligent.
Be Meticulous
Be Honest
Account for every variable
Acknowledge that which you do not know, and then at the first opportunity, learn it.
Believe in yourself

Honour this ... and it will support you like a rock.
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* Inspired by Helen Fielding