Life Lessons

My girlfriend's 17 year old son will be celebrating his 18th birthday in just a few days and she's compiling a scrapbook of sorts to commemorate the first 18 years of his life with memorable milestones, some farcicle anectodes for good humor, pictures, achievements and a collection of thoughts from family friends. I was honored that she asked me to contribute especially since we've kept in touch less frequently than preferred the few years since I left sunny Santa Barbara. Well last night with e-pen and e-paper at hand, I jot down a few thoughts and came up with a list of top 10 "life-isms", both humorous and altruistic. Since it took me two hours to put the list together(!), I felt obliged to share them, so here goes:

Top 10 Life lessons, from me to you:
1. Passion is the thing that drives momentum; Regret is the thing that kills it
2. The problem is not that you attract assholes and losers, the problem is that you give them your number
3. The office for your most important job is your home
4. Some people are like blisters; They don't show up until the work is done (note to self: don't be one.)
5. Humility is the essence of love and understanding
6. If you don't know where you're going the good news is you’re not lost
7. Thinker’s of the world inspire hope; Doer’s of the world incite change
8. Be weary of the rut you choose; you may be in it for a while
9. Action will remove the doubt that questions cannot solve
10. Life’s too short to hate yourself; Life’s too long to hate others

Favorite last words of wisdom…“Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it’s not liable to ever happen. More often than not action is the truest form of salvation” ~ Chuck Close ~