There are lessons to be learned from everything that happens. Some lessons are learned from things you enjoy; some lessons are learned from things you don’t enjoy. I am not saying that everything happens for a reason, but I am saying that you can learn something from everything that happens.
Try to learn the lesson . . . → Read More: Lessons
I don’t need someone to remind me to be grateful for what I have – I already am. I am also dealing with some crappy stuff right now, and the truth is that I am NOT grateful for it.
It’s fine for someone with cancer (or some other disease) to decide that they are grateful . . . → Read More: Think about what you are going to say
I am trying to stay positive, and it’s not always easy. There are days when it seems like the world is out to get me, the insurance company seems intent on killing me, people seem determined to misunderstand me…you probably know what I mean. And yet, I know that going negative isn’t going to help.
. . . → Read More: The Universe supports me
I do the best I can with the information I have at the time; when I know better, I do better. This helps me to live my life with few, or no, regrets. Yes, there are some situations where I would have chosen differently if I had more information, but since I didn’t have that . . . → Read More: Advice to my younger self
People, let’s be nice to each other. Perhaps we should start by not jumping to conclusions. If someone says they are doing something, and you believe it is a stupid thing to do, maybe you should get more information before bluntly barging in and saying so. There are a million reasons someone may be going . . . → Read More: Share your opinions nicely
Do what you say you are going to do. At least don’t say what you are going to do until you know you can do it.
There are people who rely on you to do what you say you are going to do. You may think that you are doing someone a favor by saying . . . → Read More: Do what you say you are going to do
The older I get, the more I realize that it is important for me to do the things that are important to me, regardless of what other people think. When I was younger, it seemed important to do what everyone else was doing; it was important for me to fit in. These days that does . . . → Read More: I do life the way that works for me
I don’t mind getting advice; in fact, I welcome it most of the time. But telling me that I “have to ” do something, or treating me like I am stupid because I am not doing the latest thing that you saw on the internet is not giving me advice. Honestly, when someone talks to . . . → Read More: Advice
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