30x30

~Thirty life lessons I've learned by thirty~

(& the people who've shared these lessons with me)

30. Learn the balance between striving to be more and being content with where you are. (Em)

29.  Never confuse age with wisdom.  There are brilliant 20 year olds and ditzy 49 year olds. (Bonnie)

28.  Don't judge a man by what he has, but how he lives.  (Sonia)

27.  Never rate how well you're doing by how bad someone else is doing.  (Allen)

26.  Just because someone's views are different doesn't make them any less spiritual, intelligent, mature, etc. (Jo)

25.  Everyone in your life is not meant to be there forever.  Just treasure that time with them and move on. (Jonathan)

24.  It's better to be single than stuck.  (A married woman who opts to remain anonymous)

23.  Love doesn't come in a certain shade.  If you find someone who loves you & you love them, who cares what anyone else has to say!  (Caveat-if a guy is intrigued with you simply because you're Black, Asian, Hispanic, etc. walk RUN!) (Cheryl)

22.  It's impossible to compliment a child too much.  Always tell children how wonderful they are.  They need to hear it and they'll remember it.  (Tim)

21.  Complimenting another woman doesn't make you less attractive.  Encourage appreciation and not competition. (Mom)

20.  Sanity is overrated. (the voices)

19.  Surround yourself with positive energy. (Nisi)

18.Never talk yourself into liking someone.  If the connection isn't there, it never will be.  (Em)

17.  It doesn't matter if you marry a millionare, have a skill so you can take care of yourself.  Men treat you differently when they know you have the capability to leave.  (Mom)

 16.  To aspire to be a "kept woman" it is to aspire to be prostitute. (Tia)

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14.  Never lend money you con't afford to lose. (Tia G.)

13.  "Songs in the Key of Life" really is the best album ever made. (Mom)

11. Whenever you have a gut feeling to visit someone, follow that feeling.  Chances are you're just the person they need to see. (Helen)

10.  You may never have a supermodel's body, but that's not reason not to work what you've got.  (LaVera)

9.  Always humble yourself before God has to do it for you.  (Mom)

8.  Spiritually, live as if this system will end tomorrow.  Financially, live as if this system will last another hundred years. (Penny)

7.  Travel. Go see that there's more to the world than where you're from.  (Dad)

6.  Remember the mountains.  Then you'll always put your problems in the proper perspective.  (Papa Sitka, while we we were hiking the Alps)

5.  Always be proud of who you are and where you came from (Tia Luz)

4.  Never try to walk to the beat of someone else's drum.  (James)

3.  At the end of the day, it doesn't matter what anyone thinks.  It's between you and the Sovereign.

2.  Never leave God.  When a person leaves God, they lose everything they were ever hoping to find. (Mike)

1.  No one has to understand why you do what you do.  Just DO YOU.  (Sammy)