Inspiration from nature...

The Dali Lama's "Good Karma advice for life"

Realise that great Love and great achievements involve great risk.
When you lose, don?t lose the lesson.
Follow the 3Rs, Respect for yourself, Respect for others, responsibility for your actions.
Remember that not getting what you want is often a stroke of luck.
Learn the rules so that you know how to break them properly.
Don?t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
When you realise you?ve made a mistake, move to correct it immediately.
Spend some time alone every day.
Open your arms to change but don?t let go of your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you?ll enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere at home is the foundation of your life.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation, don?t bring up the past.
Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
Be Gentle with the earth.
Once a year go somewhere you?ve never been before.
Remember the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.