Life is short. What we do with it is up to us. I have been thinking a lot lately about what to do with mine. I have decided a few things:
1. People do not have enough to do with their time. They gossip, start rumors, and are general complainers. People will stab you in the back if you don't watch out. People you thought were your "friends" eventually show their true colors. You can depend more on family- they too may stab you in the back, but you have to forgive them eventually because you really can't divorce them.
2. Life is short. Too short. So why follow the rules. Not like break the law or anything. But..I heard Michelle Obama say we shouldn't eat desert-eat more healthy. Why? What's wrong with eating desert? as long as you don't eat it for every meal, a small serving of desert is not going to kill you. In fact it may keep you from going totally insane. That's why I keep chocolate around. We should enjoy our time here and depriving ones self of pleasures, makes for an empty life. I would rather enjoy my time here than to be bored and live to 100.
3 Don't let others tell you what to do. I live with this constantly. Don't say anything too specific about hockey on this blog. No we can't get a dog. No we can't move. No we can't have another baby. No you can't eat your mint ice cream. I am SICK of people saying NO. I say yes...do it all and apologize later.
4. Everyone is going to have an opinion and give you their unsolicited advice. Never is it more prominent when you have a small child or are expecting a child. People think they know everything. They don't. Every family is different and every child is different. So piss off.
5. When Mommy is happy everyone else is happy. So don't make me mad. Enough said.
Bottom line is...if you're not having fun doing it ...it's not worth doing.
No arguments here. I totally agree. Life is too short to worry about trivial stuff. You are fortunate enough to have figured it out earlier in life than I did. I wish I had been so smart at your age.
ReplyDeleteHaving been an RN for 30 years, I thought I had learned a lot about human behavior until the unexpected happened and I had to go out on disability. That's when I really saw people's true colors and learned how fickle life can be. The most important lesson I have learned through it all is to be true to yourself and your family. You are on the right path.
BTW - Your mom pointed me to your blog. You've got a nice start on it.
I knew you had the truth in you somewhere, thanks for sharing it. I am thankful I have you as a sister, you may have drama in your life but it isn't anything close to the craziness I deal with when considering Andrew's family! Thank Goodness. Remember God put me on this earth to be your little sister and annoy you, and if I am not annoying you -- I'm not doing my job! Smile today because we may not be able to tomorrow.
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