50 Things to Live By
1. With regards to problems, always remember that when it rains, it pours. And sometimes, there can even be hailstorm.
2. Today is the tomorrow
you worried about yesterday.
3. There are no shortcuts
to any place worth going to.
4. No matter where
you go, there will always be bad drivers.
5. If someone compliments
you, smile and accept it.
6. Stop “sleeping
on it.” If it were a real problem, you wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway.
7. The only permanent
thing in life is change.
8. Stop worrying
about the “what-ifs.” Things will happen if they’re meant to happen
.
9. Sunscreen was
invented for a reason.
10. Remember that
it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.
11. Laugh and the
world laughs with you. Cry and the world suddenly remembers it has to be somewhere else.
12. Beer doesn’t
have the answers to problems. It only put worries on hold.
13. You can’t
make people like you, and you can’t please everyone.
14. Tequila is evil.
It will always be evil, so don’t expect it woulg go easy on you the next time
.
15. Practice makes
perfect, even if sometimes you hit several cars along the way.
16. The opposite
of “love” is not “hate,” but “not give a damn.”
17. Those who can,
do. Those who can’t, teach---and flunk those who can.
18. You can cry over
spilled milk. Just be sure to clean it afterward.
19. If at first you
succeed, try not to act surprised.
20. Always be friendly
to the people you meet on your way to the top. You are going to meet them on your way down.
21. To make your
dreams come true, you have to wake up first.
22. You are never
a failure unless you blame someone else.
23. There are a lot
of things taught in school that you think you won’t need. And indeed, most them, you really don’t need.
24. the teacher you
hate the most gives you the worst grades, doesn’t credit you for your efforts and can’t be bought. He goes by
the name “Experience.”
25. Don’t talk
unless you can improve the silence.
26. There is a big
difference between “like” and “love”. Learn which is which.
27. Only you can
really hear your heart breaking and your real friends are the one who hear its echo.
28. If you don’t
have anything to say tou your neighbor, it’s best to shut up, keep things to yourself, and walk away. Why destroy a
person’s image when you yourself have to work on yours?
29. Sometimes, it’s
best to keep your feelings to yourself.
30. Cry him/her a
river. Then build a bridge and walk over it. You may have to repeat the “procedure” a couple of times before you
can stop building bridges.
31. When someone
says he/she likes you, he/she just might really mean it.
32. True friends
will make fun of what you do but support you all the way.
Acquaintances will
praise your work, and then not give a damn.
33. It’s no
use hanging on to a relationship that is only in your head. Wake up and make it happen.
34. A true friend
won’t jump off a cliff with you. He’ll be at the botoom to catch you.
35. If he can’t
see what an awesome and amazing person you are, move on… while secrelty wishing that one day he will.
36. Parents give
their children two things: root and wings. Children give their parents two things: screaming fits and migraines.
37. Remember that
someday, you, too, will be getting screaming fits and migraines.
38. Always remember
that your mom had one foot in the grave to bring you to this world. And your father had to bear with her mood swings for nine
months.
39. Family isn’t
just about being related. It’s about actually being there for each other through thick and thin.
40. If you want to
keep something from your family, don’t write it down on your diary.
41. The perfect,
normal family is the one that is dysfunctional with many skeletons in the closet.
42. If your mother
tells you to brush your teeth before going to bed or your teeth will rot, she’s telling the truth.
43. It’s okay
to cry and bawl your eyes out once in awhile.
44. Always have some
alone time. Watch a movie by yourself or drink in a café or go shopping.
45. People have their
own little quirks. But unless they involve public nudity and self-mutilation, don’t try to change them.
46. You don’t
have to wait until New Year’s Day to make a resolution.
47. Love and respect
yourself. If you can’t, how will others love and respect you.
48. There is no such
thing as a “perfect” body. If there is, then barbie dolls would have come in different shapes and sizes.
49. Forgive yourself
for torturing yourself.
50. You are an awesome
person. Don’t change for anyone.
