21 Candles to help light your way-a father’s advice to his sons by Pat Ruggles

1. Think!

2. Don’t feel superior to anyone or anything.

3. Don’t feel inferior to anyone or anything.

4.Seek your passion and then pursue it fully and expect to succeed-Ask yourself   “Why not me?”

5. Begin – The old proverb says, “The Journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single step.”

6. Always be willing to pay the price for your dreams – in full and in advance – there are no short cuts.

7. Be committed – Identify your objective and then say, “I will”  

  8. Be dependable – always do what you say you will do and you will be distinguished among all men

  9. Be joyous in all of your pursuits – In pursuing your dreams, you are most alive and closest to your true and creative nature.

  10. Have a sense of urgency – There’s so much to learn, do and be.

   11. Seek excellence in everything you do – never settle for mediocrity.

  12. Give up man-made limitations at all costs – trade all cynicism and negativity for the infinite possibilities that are truly yours.

13. Always take full responsibility for your choices, both good and bad – if it’s going to be, it’s up to me! 

14. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and ask for help –it’s always there – “Seek and ye shall find, ask and ye shall receive, knock and the door will be opened unto you” .

  15. Remember that it’s not so much what you are doing, it’s what you are being – “To be or not to be, that is the question” .

  16. Never give up.

17.Look for the good in every person that you meet – celebrate the best in people and they will celebrate the best in you.

   18. Give freely of yourself without condition and expectation.

19. Love fully and allow yourself to be fully loved.

20. Enrich your mind.

21 Trust your heart ♥.

Mr. Ruggles family produces Ruggles Ice Cream – absolutely delicious

Better than listening or reading the awful things media bombards us with everyday.