How To: 50 Ways To Live A Great Life

A Story by Ki

How to live a great, memorable life (for a young person)
***Note: some of the items on this list are in fact a bit stupid but will, indeed improve your life's quality.

1. Laugh often
2. Laugh at your own jokes, even when they aren't funny
3. Make friends
5. Fall in love, often!
6. Break up tragically
7. Cry on your friends' shoulders
8. See bad movies
9. Try something new
10. Eat something you know is bad for you once in awhile
11. Buy something impractical
12. Give the impractical item away as a gift
13. Act a little stupid
14. Try in school
15. Find your style
16. Own it
17. Love the skin you're in
18. Some days, say, "Screw it!" and leave the house with crappy hair and no makeup
19. Stand out
20. Go to McDonalds just for the atmosphere
21. Go to concerts just to see famous people
22. Act confident, even if you don't always feel it
23. Let yourself be vulnerable sometimes
24. Do what you love, love what you do
25. Write something you know sucks
26. Write something awesome
27. Read!
28. Watch crappy reality TV to learn from their mistakes
29. Stay up late
30. Order off the kids' menu
31. Find a passion
32. Have big slumber parties
33. Have quality friends
34. Break the rules a little
35. Eat dessert first
36. Learn that dessert has two 's's in it.
37. Learn the difference between your and you're, and use them correctly
38. Learn the difference between their, there, and they're, and use them correctly
39. Meet a celebrity
40. Don't be bitter
41. Enjoy life for what it is
42. Stay optimistic
44. Eat chocolate, and lots of it!
45. Listen to your parents
46. Get a pet
47. Listen to good music
48. Indulge in guilty pleasures
49. Love who you love
50. Be you.