“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
― Socrates

• Your ego will fuck you over,  worse than any person or situation ever could
• A quiet morning with a good cup of coffee is worth getting up early for
• Sunshine is a beautiful gift too often taken for granted
• Your feet are really important,  take good care of them
• Every day that you are alive is a gift,  try to remember that
• Love is unconditional,  liking is another story
• Be kind,  to everyone, period,  really, this is THE thing that will see all of us through our short time on this planet
• We live on a planet first, countries later, and lastly homes, try to behave accordingly
• Feed people,  care for them,  not just on holidays,  every single day
• Smile. Make eye contact when you do it. Do it a lot, everyone will feel better
• Show up and do what needs to be done,  do more than needs to be done.  Do this every day
• It’s best if you don’t get everything you want
• Keep moving, your body, or mind, your soul at whatever speed is your own,  stagnation is death
• Carry others when they cannot carry themselves
• Do good,  not for any reward or recognition, but because that is why we are alive and on this planet
• Look around you, the world is full of beauty and of gifts that you are not noticing
• Listen to people,  turn off your own running monologue and just listen
• Dance, whatever dancing is to you. Open your spirit and enjoy yourself
• Listen to music you love, everyday,  it will feed your soul
• Be alone and be quiet.
• Everyday work on loving the person you are right now, not the person you want to or wish to be. Love yourself,  right now, grow from there
• Forgive yourself,  forgive everyone else, for your own sanity
• No one thinks they are the bad guy, everyone, EVERYONE is doing the best they can
• Let yourself love an animal, let yourself love something that will die before you.
• Let your heart get broken, over and over again
• Stay open and vulnerable,  even when it hurts,  especially when it hurts, this will open you to the beauty of the world
• Fight for those who cannot,  lend them your heart, your voice, your strength and your love. One day someone will stand and fight for you
• Speak your mind with love
• Laugh!! Everyday, many times. Your sense of humour will keep you sane. Never take yourself or your life too seriously to laugh at. Laughter keeps the importance of things in perspective.
• Surround yourself with people who love and value you. Stay away from those who do not, they will suck the joy out of your life, don’t give them the opportunity.
• Do others the honour of seeing your real self, your scars, your warts,  your self loathing and your unspeakable beauty
• Love and honour something greater than yourself
• The world is not here for your entertainment,  you are here to do some good in whatever form you can manage
• People will not behave as you like, this has nothing to do with you
• What other people think of you is none of your business
• Resist absolutes, judgements and black vs white,  and good vs bad thinking, it’s lazy and will not serve you
• A person’s skin colour, gender, sexual identity,  social status has absolutely NOTHING to do with their value as a person
• Be mindful of your own biases
  Everything begins with your thoughts, your actions, values and character all grow from your thoughts,  make them worthwhile
• Change happens, always, get used to it
• You will change,  this is a very good thing, try not to fight it too much
• Read. Read. Read.  Read everything you can, you are blessed to be able to read and to have so much available to read,  do not ever stop reading, it will make you a better person
• Be passionate about something, live your life in a way that expresses this passion
• You will get hurt,  you will suffer in your life, this is not optional.  Use it to make yourself kinder,  softer,  more empathetic so you can be there for the next person who is suffering.  Don’t let your hurts make you hard and bitter.
• Get out of your comfort zone, regularly,  this is where you learn and where you grow
• Make mistakes and spend your time learning from from them instead of beating yourself up over them. Mistakes aren’t optional,  what you do with them is up to you
• Nothing’s good or bad that thinking makes it so, decide how you want to think and then do it
• Practice moderation,  and then truly enjoy the things you love
• What a person says and does says everything about them and has nothing to do with you
• Remember always you are precious beyond all measure and loved no matter what.