live and learn

so i found this list that i wrote back in 2006 and posted on myspace. i decided to bring it back to the table. because i can. =)

live and learn
Current mood: thoughtful
Category: Life

These are things I've learned up until now.

Don't make someone else's problems your problems.

Remember that not everyone can be saved.

Know that when people do bad things they don't know any better, but hopefully they'll learn.

If they don't, that's (of course) their problem.

You can't please everybody.

You can't pinpoint the "right time". Things just happen.

Kill 'em with kindness. It works.

If it's there, it's there.

Expect the unexpected because things happen at random.

You don't have to explain yourself to anybody.

It is what it is. [i have to give this one a second thought because i've come to realize that i hate this quote. because saying it is taking whatever situation is at hand and leaving it as it is like nothing can be done and/or simply just giving up. now, if the case were that there is nothing at all possible to salvage whatever is at stake, then by all means... the quote or phrase shall stand.]

Life is too short, but we still have to pay bills.

Figure things out for yourself. Going off from someone else's opinion is a cop out.

Leave the past where it is. Live in the now. Look forward to the future.

Say please and thank you.

Plan ahead and have alternatives to avoid getting lost.

Some people take myspace seriously. A wee-bit too serious.

Sad? Do something about it.

Get your priorities straight. Some of us seem to be in need of re-arranging.

Have goals, because you'd have nothing to look forward to if you didn't.

Get some perspective. We can't be in boxes our whole lives, people.

It's ok to get a manicure/pedicure if you're a guy.

Do what YOU want to do because whatever the consequence you'll end up doing it anyway.

Why do people ask for advice but don't take it in? Because they don't need it, they're just using you to vent to.

Venting is good. Just not when it's over the same thing.

The truth only hurts if you keep ignoring it.

Be more open-minded and try new things; it wouldn't hurt.

Work hard, it pays off.

Avoid finding yourself in "I told you so" situations.

If you don't like something, don't put up with it. Because if you just "put up with it", then you actually do like it.

Good things happen to those who wait.

Be considerate in every possible way.

Know what you want.

It feels good to be happy.

Be respectful; you can't have respect for yourself if you can't respect others.

People make MISTAKES; we're only human.

Don't waste your breath if you've already said it over and over again.

But, if you do have something to say, then say it.

Don't hold it in. [pause]

Be civil.

Shit just sucks sometimes. [pause]

There's only so much we can do when friendships just fade away.

We're so caught up in ourselves that we almost always forget that there are bigger problems in the world than being mad at someone close to us.

train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose. -Yoda

every experience is a learning experience.

there are two destinies to life: to live and to die.

you can't make everyone happy.

there will always be someone better.

anything and everything great and incredible in life are all worth waiting for.

sometimes we've got to be at the bottom to get to the top.

don't ever settle for 'good enough'.

focus on getting yourself where you want to be.

be fearless.

bring down your guard.

when you lose, you gain.

and when you gain, you lose?

there's a blessin' in every lesson.

when it's over, it's over...let it go.

love can last for eternity
lust can last for days
friendships can last forever
but heartbreak can hurt...always.

when you choose to fall in love, you sign your heart away.

if it wasn't love
then it was a lot like it

i know exactly what i want isn't what i need...
and that what i need isn't what i'm going for...

i stopped expecting anything...
because hope is an internal promise
that you decide for yourself.-ter

honesty is key.

lying by omission is still lying.

(more to be added...)