Here are some things I've learned the hard way that I believe to be true.Ten out of ten people someday will die. Life is the longest thing I will ever know. If I spend my time thinking about what I want it's difficult to realize what I have. I try to pay no attention to what other people think of me, it's none of my business, or its none of my business if someone is judging me, its only my business if I'm judging someone else. I only get out of life what I settle for, and nothing more. If all I give is love then that's usually all I get back, or I reap what I sow. I try not to expect anything from anyone or anything, what happens usually exceeds my expectations. I avoid saying never or always unless I really mean it, they are the principal words of most lies. Most people who talk too much are usually full of shit, quiet people sometimes say the most meaningful things. I try not to loan things to people who may be careless with my belongings, especially if the thing I'm loaning is my heart. I try to find real love, it stays with me even when it's gone. The only problem I'll ever have is not getting my way. I work to be kind to people I meet, they're all fighting a hard battle. Being right won't make me happy. I rarely have to apologize for the things I didn't say. The harder I work for something the more valuable it becomes. I try not to shit where I eat, it ends up tasting like ass. I'm careful of what I wish for, because I just might get it. Grateful is the the best mindset I can have, helping someone with less than me is the best way to get it. If I begin to feel that life isn't treating me fair it's probably because I'm not treating life fair. What I have on the outside means very little if what I have on the inside is broken. The world and most everything in it are impermanent, clinging to things leaves rope burns. Nothing I can see or touch will fill the empty space inside of me for very long. Beyond the illusion of difference we are all the same. The world is essentially a good place, if I can't see that I'm probably doing it wrong... It's a mystery to be lived, not a problem to be solved and usually only complicated when I'm trying to figure it out. If I want something I don't have it requires doing things I haven't done, there's no exception to this rule. Reality is relative, pick a good one. Now are the good old days. Tomorrow is a date on the calendar of fools, start today. Experience is the alchemist that changes knowledge into wisdom. Life is a journey, I'm grateful I haven't arrived yet. I try to accept the unknown as a gift, living in the unknown is when I'm most alive.

Be kind to yourself, your failures are your greatest teachers.