I recently celebrated my birthday. Another year lived. Another year of lessons learned. I’d like to take a moment to share a few:
ON LIFE
- The easiest way to break a bad habit is to replace it with a new, good one
- Those that don’t believe in karma are usually hit the hardest by it
- You’d be amazed by how many people’s days you could brighten if you would just smile … even your own crappy ones
ON LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS
- With true love, the affection and attraction increases – instead of diminishing - over time. I fall more in love my fat-head husband each day
- There is no such thing as hiding anything from a significant other. Eventually it WILL be brought to light
- A lot of people out there are really struggling to find and hold onto love
ON FAMILY
- People often treat strangers better than than they do their own family
- Children are living reflections of their parents. Watch what you do in the mirror …
- Children really do help keep you young. Our kids have us running, hopping, jumping, bike riding, dancing, singing, skating, skipping, swimming, spinning, sliding, learning (I just learned that sooo many fun things to do start with the letter ’s’!), teaching, visiting amusement parks … and constantly smiling and laughing
ON WRITING
- I love writing even when it earns me $0
- There’s no such thing as not having enough time to write. Write a page, write a paragraph, write a sentence. As long as you write something everyday, you are making progress.
ON MYSELF
- I used to think that being an independent woman meant that I shouldn’t depend on anyone but myself. Now I believe that being an independent woman means that I can make it on my own if I have to … as a lady in love, I don’t have the need nor the want to
- Every year I look back on the previous one and say “Boy was that DUMB of me!” about at least 1 thing
- I really hate hate
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Great post, Verbal Vixen. I truly enjoyed reading the words of wisdom. I agree with each and everything you said and I’d like to also add that everything that takes place in darkness will eventually come to the light.
I wrote something about true love today which adds to your shared sentiment.
Hate can be a good thing when wielded properly
Even your inner demons can be used towards good if you let them..
Writing is our passion, and even though it has not really been profitable in financial ways, it means so much to those of us who cherish the art of expression.
great post.
wish i could say i learned this much since last year. lol.
Thanks Don. It may take a long time to come to light or it may come out in an unexepected way – but the truth will eventually be exposed.
I many ways I actually agree with you, Bad Wolf, which is why I purposely added the irony in the statement “I hate hate”.
Yes Muze, this is true. I enjoy every minute I get to spend creating an imaginary world or expressing my thoughts.
So much so that I strongly desire to earn some $$ from it so I can do it full time! *wicked grin*
*laughs at Muze* Thanks hon!
So true. What’s done in the dark will always come to the light. Good or bad, I am a firm believer of that.
*stops by and checks for new post*
Heh heh, I’ve got posts coming as soon as tomorrow, I promise.