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As seen posted in a financial planner’s office a couple weeks ago:

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be able as happy as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in… make sure you are willing to unload.
7. You will never “have it all together”.
8. Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the trip.
9. The biggest lie on the planet: “When I get what I want, I will be happy.”
10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11. “Takers” lose, “givers” win.
12. Life’s precious moments don’t have value unless they are shared.
13. If you don’t start, it is certain you won’t arrive.
14. We often fear the thing we want most.
15. He or she who laughs, lasts.
16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17. Look for opportunities, not guarantees.
18. Life is what’s coming, not what was.
19. Success is getting up one more time.
20. Now is the most interesting time of all.
21. When things go wrong, don’t go with them.

I think number seven applies most to me; I have a frequent tendency to feel as if sometime in the future I will hit a point in my life where I will “have it all together”, even though I know this is as likely as me moving to a mud hut in Fiji so I can swim with sea monsters every day.

… Although, come to think of it, number ten really applies to me as well. Every since the invention of RSS feeds, The Superficial, cheap airfare via Kayak and Rolo max ice cream (kidding about the last one, maybe), I’ve become remarkably good at (temporarily) escaping problems.

Which ones do you find most applicable to you?

6 Responses to “21 things to remember”

1. Emma dropped by to say:
   

   I want to print this out or something. #1 resonated with me in particular.

   June 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
2. Shen-Shen dropped by to say:
   

   I think #1 is the best, but I don’t really agree with #7. I think it IS possible to “have it all together”!

   June 27th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
3. Tracy dropped by to say:
   

   That’s so nice.
   #11 I’d have to say. I love to give and I give a lot. I don’t want anything in return (although I must admit, I sometimes expect things in return) but I know I’ll get it back someday, in someway, from someone :)

   June 28th, 2008 at 4:02 am
4. Raina dropped by to say:
   

   “The biggest lie on the planet: “When I get what I want, I will be happy.””

   What if what you want is happiness? Lol. :)

   Reply: Good question! :P

   June 28th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
5. Regina dropped by to say:
   

   I think #1 and #8 both apply to me pretty well. I think I need to print out this list and stick it to my fridge.

   Reply: You definitely should! I have the original copy of the list and I keep it pinned to the cork board in front of my desk. :)

   June 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
6. Kaiti dropped by to say:
   

   “If you don’t start, it is certain you won’t arrive” and “When things go wrong, don’t go with them” are easily the most applicable to me, haha. I have a tendency to, if I think something can’t possibly work out for the best, not even try to make it happen. And I do get dragged down with things when they don’t go the way I’d hoped.

   June 29th, 2008 at 9:00 am

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