Some Hard Truths

They Can Make Life Better, if We'll Let Them

1.      Stop trying to impress people. Most don’t give a rat’s patootie what we wear, how we think, what we do, or how we feel. Most don’t think about us at all.

2.      Everyone, is going to die someday. Throw your energies into living and enjoying every day, instead of worrying about death and dying.

3.      Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses. Be happy with what you have. There will always be those who have more because they can afford more. Increase your financial security —-strive to live below your means.

4.      Don’t spin your wheels searching for love. When you’re ready, love will find you. Make a friend and cultivate a deeper friendship —that may be ‘the love that finds you’.

5.      To love someone and allow them to love you, first love yourself. Don’t worry about shortcomings. No one is perfect. You’re worthy of love. Forgive yourself and love who you already are.

6.      Be accepting when things don’t go your way. Nothing bad lasts forever and there’s a lesson in every setback. The bad times will all eventually pass.

7.      Not everyone you meet will like you. Don’t waste time wondering why. The world is full of people who enjoy being with you —they do like you.

8.      Be Truthful and never lie. When the truth catches up with a lie, it will destroy trust.

9.      Learn to Forgive –-yourself and others. Forgive and accept an apology you never received. There’s enough blame, shame, guilt and judgement to go around the world twice. Let it go! To forgive is what we do for us so we can move forward and heal.

10.  Give a simple “Hi” and a smile to a stranger — be someone to recognize their existence, and show them they matter. You just might turn their entire life around.

11.  No “time on your side”? Treasure the 1-second, 1-minute, 1-hour, 1-day you may get with a special someone and you’ll have all the time in the world.

12.  Don’t let listening become a lost art. It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give. Spend more time listening than you do advising and chastising. Let others empower themselves.

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Quora Top Writer 2018
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