Uncle Craig’s Words to Live By
My dear Uncle Craig passed away on Friday from a valiant 10 month fight against brain cancer.
Damnit, I miss that guy.
Before he left us, he took the time to scribble down the words which he lived by every day of his life. He was an ornery kind of guy, but always stayed true to his heart, and when it was time to be serious he would open his mouth and dispense sage advice in simple language. And if he ever started a sentence with, “Son…”, you knew you better stop whatever it is you’re doing, listen and hang on to every single one of his words.
Below are each of the simplified words he lived by.
- Be as nice to everyone that you come in contact with as you possibly can.
- Some people are just assholes.
- Keep a positive attitude.
- Don’t worry about things until you have to.
- Happiness can only be found within yourself.
- Have fun.
- Find humor in yourself.
- Laugh hard regularly.
- A bad time lasts only an instant but a good story lasts forever.
- Say I love you everyday.
- Appreciate the gifts you have been given.
- Give something of yourself to others.
- Appreciate everything that you have.
- Vote!
- Do what you do and do it better than everyone else.
- You will touch more lives than you may imagine.
- Be honest.
- Be prompt.
- Learn from your mistakes.
- Learn from others mistakes.
- Everyone makes their own luck.
- There is no substitute for hard work.
- I believe that there are only three things you can’t teach someone.
- Never eat in a ta-ta bar.
- Marriage is like buying a new car.
- Follow your heart; it is usually smarter than your head.
- Be a good listener.
- Use credit cards as a last resort.
- Never kick a sleeping dog.
- Never compromise your principles.
- Give others the first opportunity to correct their mistakes.
- Take every problem you have to the lowest common denominator.
- People only want two things from us; they want us to solve their problems, and the want to feel like they are important to us.
- Make unnecessary follow-up phone calls.
- Be objective.
- Learn something new every day.
- Know your limitations.
- Mind your own business.
