Some things I have learned in life up to now (29 years.)

Some things I have learned in life up to now (29 years.)

1. Do whatever it takes to stay busy and out of trouble.
2. Find work; enroll in school even if just for one class.
3. Worry only about being content and patient for success.
4. Then worry about your family and pleasing and helping them.
5. Friends come and go. Family is forever.
6. Pray when times are hard.
7. Pray when times are good to give thanks.
8. Read, write, listen to music, ride a bike or skate.
9. If your mind is still racing, write down what it is racing about.
10. Find someone to play chess or dominoes or cards with once a week.
11. Exercise and eat right.
12. Sleep when you are tired at night and stay up all day.
13. Remember where trouble and temptation have taken you, but do not live in the past.
14. The past is behind us, the future is uncertain; all we have is now so make the best of now.
15. When you fail do not take it personally.
16. Do not let other peoples views of you mean anything (unless it is a family member.)
17. Take care of number one, and number one is you.
18. Stay away from women until you can afford them, which means more than money, it means time and attention…a lot of all three.
19. Find a girl that you can just be friends with and not want to hook up with.
20. Remember silence is okay and so is loneliness, make these things your friends, enjoy them. Then everything else becomes a real treat.
21. Learn to look at things from another perspective than your first view. This means pausing inside your mind and then re-evaluating the situation.
22. Do not worry about drinking or doing drugs or getting into trouble, if you aren't thinking about this stuff it will not occur to you to even get involved with them.
23. There is nothing you are missing out on that you haven't already seen or done when it comes to partying with your so called friends.
24. Most people say they are your friend because they like to party with you. In life, we may be lucky to have a handful of REAL friends.
25. Don't be in a hurry, patience is everything, you will get to where you are going soon enough. Soak up the moments as the hit you.