Unless you plan to live in an island or take a vow of silence, you're going to have to learn how to get along with people. Here are ten suggestions that will help: 

1. Guard your tongue. Always say less than you think.
2. Make promises sparingly. Keep them faithfully.
3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a kind word.
4. Be genuinely interested in others; show it by listening and expressing your appreciation.
5. Be cheerful; don't dwell on your aches and pains. There are a dozen people in the nearest cemetery who would gladly exchange places with you.
6. Keep an open mind; discuss but don't argue. Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Give other people the benefit of a doubt.
7. Discourage gossip. It's destructive.
8. Be sensitive to the feeling of others. If you do, people will consider you to be wise.
9. Pay no attention to ill-natured remarks about you. Live so that nobody will believe them.
10. Don't worry about getting credit. Just keep giving your best and be patient. God will reward you in due time!

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Take a moment today and read these ten rules for living over and over again, asking God to make them a reality in your life.