Tuesday, November 23, 2010

What I have learned by 40

It's finally here,
or rather on Dec 5th it will be.
Part of me feels like I subconsciously hurried to this day, by verbally dreading it.

but here goes, it's been an ongoing learning process, looking  back, I enjoyed the lessons of 4 decades, and feel fortunate to have understood some things that others may not get around to so soon in their lifetimes.

  • Don't loose sleep over what other people think of you, It really is out of your control anyway.
  • Be who you want to be, not what others expect you to be.
  • Don't be a Sheep, be a Herder.
  • Always be honest to your self and others, lies are like boomerangs, they will always come back to you.
  • Don't use life's shortcomings and tragedies as a crutch to be an asshole or unmotivated or better yet an excuse why you "cant".
  • Don't be ashamed to like or love yourself. After all, it's what we all seek in life, So once you arrive there, don't be bashful.
  • Remember that FEAR is only the lack of knowledge and the unknown and unforeseen.
  • Don't be afraid to give yourself credit once and a while.
  • Remember to pamper and put your self first on occasion.
  • Relationships are a gamble, so if your not willing to take a chance, you got no business being in the game.
  • Never trust someone who lacks compassion or is cruel to animals.
  • You never know if you might be good at something until you try it.
  • Get your Back burner ideas to the Front burner, make them happen.
  • Be a person of action not words.
  • You can't help someone who doesn't want to help themselves.
  • Treat people the way you would like to be treated.
  • just because you are related to someone, doesn't mean you have to like them or they are healthy for you.
  • Lastly, KARMA, It exists.