A few years ago Pope Francis offered some suggestions to help us live better lives, maybe this Advent we could try to use them.
Pope Francis suggested signs of tenderness, affection & compassion, a warm supper, an early lunch awaiting someone who has to go to work early, a blessing before bed, a hug after returning home from work.   
“Love is shown by little things, by attention to small daily signs that make us feel at home.  Faith grows when it is lived and shaped by love.  That is why our families … are true domestic churches.” 
1. “Live and let live.” Everyone should be guided by this principle, he said, which has a similar expression in Rome with the saying, “Move forward and let others do the same.”
2. “Be giving of yourself to others.
3. “Proceed calmly” in life. 
4. A healthy sense of leisure. The Pope said “consumerism has brought us anxiety”, and told parents to set aside time to play with their children and turn of the TV when they sit down to eat.
5. Sundays should be holidays. Workers should have Sundays off because “Sunday is for family,” he said.
6. Find innovative ways to create dignified jobs for young people
7. Respect and take care of nature. Environmental degradation “is one of the biggest challenges we have,” he said.
8. Stop being negative. “Letting go of negative things quickly is healthy.”
9. Don’t proselytize; respect others’ beliefs. “We can inspire others through witness so that one grows together in communicating. The church grows by attraction, not proselytizing,” the Pope said. 10. Work for peace. “We are living in a time of many wars,” he said, and “the call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet, peace is always proactive” and dynamic.

May God Be Praised!