Rules To Live By

I have a theory that life can be most fulfilled by following and applying a small set of rules, perhaps no more than five, to every circumstance.

Right now, I only have three.

For every situation, encourage a positive outcome.
(2008)

See the beauty (God) in everyone and everything.
(2007)

Leave places better than you found them.
(2006)

This last one might be more of a procedure than a rule, and since it doesn't apply to every life situation, I won't include it as a rule. Nevertheless, seems like good advice.

Every time life offers a lesson, write it down.
(2008)

I suppose it goes without saying that if you encounter the same lesson more than once, then you should try a little harder to apply it.