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35 Essential Life Lessons We Can Learn From Animals

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Published on February 21, 2016

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1. Be weird. Be different. And if possible be brown and cute and furry.

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2. Dessert tastes best when you really throw yourself into it.

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3. The simple pleasures are by far the best pleasures.

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4. Spooning’s all well and good, but the best way to cuddle while you sleep is with a Backwards Full-Extension Wraparound.™

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5. Enjoy little things FERVENTLY.

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6. Find your sunbeam.

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7. Don’t sit on anyone unless they seem like they’re OK with it.

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8. If anyone ever asks you why you’re rolling around in sidewalk chalk, give them the withering look they deserve.

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9. Don’t always believe what it says on the packaging.

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10. Sitting on a park bench and thinking about your own mortality is never quite as fun as you think it’s going to be.

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11. Call dibs on the best bed and don’t feel bad about it.

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12. Climb things.

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13. Crash parties.

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14. And reach for your dreams.

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15. Every time is snacktime.

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16. Imitate art.

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17. You’re never too old to make a fort.

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18. Always laugh at people’s jokes.

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19. When in doubt, frolic.

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20. When you’re done frolicking, caper.

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21. When you’re done capering, gambol.

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22. Or bound. Bounding is good too.

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23. Bathtime is not a chore, it’s an opportunity.

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24. Don’t forget to fill your life with things you really like a lot.

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25. If you’ve never fashioned a life-size replica of yourself out of your own hair, you haven’t lived.

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26. The absolute best thing in the entire world is curling up with a good book.

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27. But curling up on a good puppy is also quite pleasant, weirdly.

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28. An unexpected cuddle can be surprising but you should probably just go with it.

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29. Express yourself.

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30. Seriously. Express yourself.

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31. Find someone who looks like they know where they’re going, and follow them.

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32. Everything’s nicer in a teacup.

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33. Own up to your mistakes.

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34. If you can’t see them, they can’t see you.

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35. And you should always remember that everything is better with a friend.

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coutesey from: http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/life-lessons-we-can-learn-from-animals#.vj5eEnj6O

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