Lessons Learned in 32 years

1a.) The persuit of the simple life is extremely valuable. The fast car, huge house, or high-brand suit are not the problem, but the persuit of them is.

1b.) The appreciation of the simple life is extremely valuable. In compliment to (1a), you cannot put a dollar value on things like a good laugh, an embellished story, an army of songbirds in your backyard, or a crisp fall morning.

2.) Perserveriance and dicipline are much more powerful than brains. Doing something then doing it again taking in to account what you learned will get you more success than relying on knowledge alone. It's just like taking a walk down the road, you'll take many small steps to get there.

3.) God cursed work, but finding passion in your work surely makes it much easier!

4.) Don't get caught up in judging your friends by their "things" or accolades. I have been blessed with many friends who come from all different walks of life and are going in many different places. I just like having friends.

5.) When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. There are more fun things like strawberry lemonade or lemon icebox pie to consider.

5b.) Forget the pie or drink, lemons are a great addition to a nice blend. Try watermellon, spninch, and lemon. Note to self, if you are reading this years in the future and your Blendtec blender broke down, get a replacement. There is no second.

6.) Understanding the gospel is better than understanding high theology, but understanding high theology can be quite interesting.

7.) My strengths are my weakness and my weakness my strenght.

8.) Seeing a grandparent's love is cool. Sometimes annoying, but overall cool!

9.) T-Tom is my blog stalker and I appreciate that. Mr. Tom, I promise this will not be only an annual blog and I'll throw in a few posts through out the year.

10.) Writing down some thoughts from your past helps you feel really good about the future.