Floss!!! All kinds of health benefits including decreased risk for heart disease and diabetes. Plus you get to keep your teeth. It's a no-brainer.


14, 18, 21



Knowing the “right choice” to make isn’t always easy. Sometimes you have to decide then go for it. Make a choice, then make it right.


17, 21



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


15



Life doesn’t have to turn out like you imagined it would in order to be AMAZING.


19



Give books. Inscribe them. Just a line or two can turn a good book into a treasure. Great for any occasion.


17



Geocaching


5-11



I highly recommend you read The Crane Wife by CJ Houser.


15, 17, 19, 21



Stage one relationship: first few dates. Stage two, you really like them. Stage three, you love them and are exclusive. Stage four: you commit to building a future together. You’re going to have many stage one and two relationships. Probably a few stage three, and if you’re lucky you’ll have one or two stage fours.


14, 17, 21



“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as remaining where you no longer belong, or where you’re unable to be yourself and thrive.” Mandy Hall (paraphrased.)


21



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


12, 15, 21



Plan a trip someplace where we can see the Northern Lights.


15



“Whenever you think that some situation or some person is ruining your life, it’s actually you who are ruining your life. It’s such a simple idea. Feeling like a victim is a perfectly disastrous way to make go through life.” — Charlie Munger


13, 15, 19, 21



Just love them. With all your might, them for who they are, and where they are. Forget about the other stuff.


15



Book “8 Candles and a Tree” about celebrating interfaith holidays.


7



Just because someone is an a-hole it doesn’t mean they’re wrong.


17, 21



Plan a neighborhood "Winter Olympics" for snow days. Create indoor and outdoor events.


8



“Things are not perfect, because life is not TV and we are real people with scarred, worried hearts. But it’s amazing a lot of the time.” - Anne Lamott


14



Kids make fun, it’s not nice but they just do. Just blow it off if kids make fun of you got something silly. They’ll drop it if they don’t get a ride out of you. ... But bullying is different. If kids are being mean, threatening or scary, tell me and your teacher.


7



Spend time with people you admire, in person and biographies, documentaries, novels and movies.


14-17, 21



Treat your subordinates as if you’ll be working for them someday.


21



Talk about de-escalation techniques.


15



Whatever you choose to do, do it well and there will always be a demand for you. (Quoting Adam Schiff from his book “Midnight in Washington.”


16



Consent is more than the literal


13, 14, 15, 16, 21



Attend a school board meeting or some sort of government meeting. Attend / participate.


13



Technology doesn’t remove the expectation of good behavior. Be mindful of your manners (and all of our collective humanity) when posting on social media. And no anonymous trolling. If you’re not prepared to sign your name to what you’re putting out there, that’s a good indication you shouldn’t be doing it.


13, 20



Open a Bank Account


8-12



Keep going. Push yourself. The struggle makes it all the more worth it.


17, 21



I’m not a tattoo person but I don’t rule it out entirely. Here’s my opinion about tattoos: I’m cool with anything you would do if you were the only person on earth. Not to gain attention, acceptance or affection. Not for the approval of anyone else. No performative tattoos, okay?


16, 17, 18, 21



Teach him what to do and how to act if he gets pulled over.


16