Appalachian Mountain Club


9-13



There’s a big difference between being tired and being fatigued.


19



Do something that feeds your soul every day. Experience or create joy, even if just a small spark of it.


17



Your emotional energy is sacred, and there’s nothing wrong with treating it that way. If connection is what you’re looking for, save your emotional energy for those who will cherish it and share their own. - Yung Pueblo from his book “Lighter”


12, 14, 17, 21



Enrich your mind. Refresh your body. Renew your spirit. - Andrew Weil, MD.


13, 16, 19, 21



Thomas Jefferson’s Ten Rules of Conduct. This makes a good exercise for penmanship or for writing “lines” as instructional punishment.


11



Lookout for the girls when you’re in a group. Some boys will try to take advantage or straight up r@pe them. Your responsibility goes beyond avoiding harming anyone. Your male privilege is a perk…earn it. Protect girls from sketchy dudes. No big deal, just help when you can and then move along. Don’t expect a cookie.


14,15, 16, 17, 21



The more you move, the happier you are.


10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21



“Fitting in” requires that we change who we are to fit someone else’s idea. True “belonging” never asks us to change who we are, it demands that we be who we are. - Brene Brown


12, 17



You don’t have to lower your standards, just lower your walls.


12, 15, 21



“We don’t see the world as it is, we see the world as we are. - Prince Harry Or to put it simply, wherever you go, there you are.


12, 15, 21



Be kind. Be brave.


5-10



Sex is not an act, it’s a pool. Stay in the shallow end for as long as possible. Have fun. Be safe. Be respectful.


15



Share a few of our most embarrassing moments. Teach them it’s okay to laugh at yourself and even when you’re mortified in the moment being embarrassed isn’t fatal. (And it happens to everyone.)


11



Be mindful of the patterns we’re falling into as a family. Teach them to be mindful of their patterns too.


6, 8, 12, 18



Never open someone else's mail, or listen to their conversation, etc. If it's not your business to know, don't snoop.


14-21



Take out your aggression on inanimate things, never on people or animals.


9



Don’t be afraid of work.


12, 17, 21



ADHD hack for studying or projects- Leave yourself notes about where you left off.


13, 21



Love then when they least deserve it because that’s when the need it the most.


3, 13, 17



You’ll start dating soon. Have fun! Good luck. Prepare yourself for broken hearts. They come with the territory. (Worth it.) Talk about healthy ways to manage breakups and fear of breaking up.


13



Attend a Pride parade.


9



Use Shutterfly or something like it to make Christmas books and birthday books each year.


Infant-21



“But what is grief if not love preserving?” - Unknown


18



Knowing something is right and application of it are two different things. To apply yourself takes discipline. Practice it.


15



“I don’t know what I think until I write about it.” - Joan Didion


15



Buy life insurance when you're young.


21



What problem do you want to solve in the world?


1Infant-14



Speak up when it’s called for: Fight injustice, stand up for others, etc. but shut the F up if you’re thinking about offering an unsolicited opinion or advice about anything you’re not personally an expert in.


12, 16