Lessons learned lately

Things I've learned lately


1. Never say "that's weird" or "that's stupid" unless you try it first. TRY IT FIRST. You may like it, or even love it, so don't knock it before you know.

2. Happiness doesn't always find you on its own, sometimes you have to go out in search of it.

4. Unconventional doesn't automatically equal "bad". In fact, unconventional can equal pretty dang awesome.

5. Be quick to listen, ready to understand, and slow to judge.

6. Look at things differently. Make changes. Even seemingly insignificant ones can make big differences.

7. The people that love you will stick around no matter what crazy junk you do or how eccentric you are. (They may tease you about it, but they will stick around.) ;)

8. Nothing is as hard as it seems if you take it one step at a time. If you find yourself dreaming of climbing mount Everest, then do it - no matter how hard it will be or how long it will take you. Your desire to accomplish will make every step its own small victory, and you will reach the top a different person than when you began at the very bottom. Even if people around you suggest that you back down, and even if the mountain itself stares you in the face and tells you you don't have what it takes, don't buy into it. They aren't you, they don't know what you can do, they therefore have no idea what they are talking about and should be promptly ignored.

9. Knowledge is power - and it is a valuable privilege. Treat it as such.

10. Take nothing for granted. Appreciate what you have and what you love every day that you have it.

11. Don't waste time being afraid, you can control your own fear. Cotidie damnatur qui semper timet - The man who is constantly in fear is every day condemned.

12. Don't underestimate your own capabilities. If you think you can, you're right. If you think you can't - you're right. You can do more than you imagine.

13. If everything was easy, life would be super boring.

14. The devil will talk you into a corner with his lies until all you can do is cower like a child, but you can and must fight your way out of it. Don't let him keep you there, I've been there far too often.