Get enough sleep. If necessary, use an alarm clock to remind you to go to bed.

Don't rely on your memory. Write down when to pick up your cleaning, when library books are due, etc.

Don't put up with things that don't work right. If something is a constant aggravation, get it fixed or replace it.

Plan ahead. Don't let your gas tank get below one-quarter full, keep a well-stocked 'emergency shelf' at home and at work.

Pay bills on time. This cuts down on stress for both yourself and the person or business extending you credit.

Think of your next embarrassing situation as an episode on TV's Candid Camera.

Everyday, make time for some solitude and communion with God.

Schedule a realistic day. Allow ample time between appointments so you don't have to rush, worry, and apologize for being late.

Talk it out. Discussing your problems with a trusted friend can help clear your mind of confusion so you can concentrate on problem-solving.

Instead of doing something tomorrow, do it today: instead of doing it today, do it now. Hard work is simply the accumulation of easy things you didn't do when you should have done them.

The world won't end if your grass doesn't get cut every week.

Add an ounce of love to everything you do.

Say "No, thank you" to extra projects you don't have time or the energy for.

Donate extra stuff to charity. Getting rid of what you don't need makes what you do need easier to find.

Do nothing which, after being done, leads you to tell a lie.

Carry a duplicate car key in your wallet.

Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and erring---for sometime in life you will have been all of these.

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