Starting out on an aside, I write my blog on WordPress and when I press the Publish button, it says “The Title of Today’s Blog” is now live! That makes me feel so excited. It’s like I am on a production set or something. It’s often the accumulation of all the little special extras that can make a day in your life so grand.
One of my favorite Twitter feeds is called Think Smarter. Think Smarter posted this the other day: Please share the best lesson your life has taught you. So far.
Here are some of my favorite answers that rang true to me:
This too shall pass.
Your choices make you.
You are the architect of your own life.
Be patient.
There are always two sides to every story.
Know what matters.
Respect yourself, respect other people and they will respect you.
All actions and in-actions have consequences.
God has your back.
You are responsible for your own happiness.
Never give up.
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Never buy a cheap frying pan.
Don’t take your health for granted.
God always has a better plan for you than you have for yourself.
Don’t piss in the wind.
Happiness is not outside. It’s inside.
Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
Your kids will follow your example, not your advice.
All of these rang true to me and have been proven to me again and again in my 48 years of life. I saved my favorite for last:
Everything happens for a reason. Someday it will make PERFECT sense.