Lessons That Have Been Called To My Attention
(I won’t say I’ve mastered them, for I fear the inevitable test.)
1.1. If nothing bad is happening, you might as well be happy.
2.2. Saying “bad dog” doesn’t improve the dog.
3.3. Generally, people live up to or down to what is expected of them. Think up!
4.4. Do not over-dramatize. Too much drama creates melodrama.
5.5. In matters of romance, it’s better to be wanted than needed.
6.6. Bombast only antagonizes. It is not a winning tactic.
7.7. Timidity is problem-fertilizer; it causes problems to grow, sometimes lavishly.
8 8. Honorably leaving a job is better than doing the job poorly.
9.9. You cannot make someone love you. Force-of-will is not an option.
1 10. Grace is the gift of defeat, pain and unrequited love. Look for the gift.
1 11. If you say you will do something, do it. If you are unable to do so, apologize without excessive excuses. No one wants to be at the bottom of a long list.
1I12. If you can not properly care for children, pets, plants—any living thing—admire them from afar.
1 13. Some sacrifice time for artifice and costume, others sacrifice artifice and costume for time.
U14. Unmeeting wishes are unfortunate and may be negotiated or not.
1 15. You can always make a choice when you realize you have one.
1 16. Metaphorically speaking, it is better to gently air wounds rather than keeping them hidden and festering.
1117. Altruism is not as easy as it sounds.
118. You don’t have to tell everything you know.
119. Compassion is a mirror.
And the list continues…….
***Please excuse the weird numbering. I transferred from Word and offense was taken, apparently.
