A Dozen Daily Doses of Advice to Gifted Students

  1. Empower yourselfe with knowledge, love and sense of humor.
  2. Ask at least a zillion questions in your lifetime.
  3. Embrace change. Life is full of surprises.
  4. Emotion is the key to everything. Allow yourself to feel, to get angry, to be sad.
  5. Latch on to a passionate cause and never let go.
  6. Write down a set of values, hang them on the wal for all to see, then be proud to live them.
  7. Slow down. Don't live your life on the surface. Take time to think and reflect. There are precious details not to be missed.
  8. Be a history buff. Respect those who walked this earth before you. Honor them by memorizing their poems, speeches, formulas, documents, songs and theories.
  9. Be incredibly fluent in a foreign language. Try to think and feel in that language.
  10. Keep a journal. Your words are who you are. Remembering is a journey the heart takes and your thoughts are the only tickets needed to ride.
  11. Be spiritual. There is a greater power than you. Developing a spiritual intelligence is a life-long journey. Star now!
  12. Be open and prepared to love someone -many someones. The risk is always great, but always worth it.

By Nancy Johnson-Farris / http://www.piecesoflearning.com/

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