“Whenever you think that some situation or some person is ruining your life, it’s actually you who are ruining your life. It’s such a simple idea. Feeling like a victim is a perfectly disastrous way to make go through life.” — Charlie Munger


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Sad but important fact: You’ll never be enough for some people. Never. -Chasten Buttigieg


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Love isn’t enough but it’s a great start.


21



Don’t let someone have to tell you twice that they don’t want you. Nothing good comes from hanging on after that.


15, 21



It's a skill to learn how to love people the way they need to be loved. I highly recommend reading the Five Love Languages.


18, 21



Stop before you descend too far into the pain. Let yourself be loved. Rest. Eat. Shower. Breath. Sweat. Sing.


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None of us sit high enough to look down on anybody.


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If you feel like you can’t get your act together, that you’re less mature than some others your age, I have the recipe for being a grown up: Read, travel, help those in need. READ everything you can get your hands on: books, audio books, newspapers, etc. Travel to places that are different than your experience. Keep a lookout for people (or animals, or groups or causes, etc) who are struggling. HELP those in need.


12, 14, 16, 19, 21



It’s hard to accept that the world can be so cruel and unfair, but sometimes accepting it and focusing on what part of it you CAN change is - I’ve learned - the key.


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It’s your civic duty to vote (including midterms!) Be an informed voter.


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Brennan Manning lectures and books.


19



Mindset for a breakup: “I’d rather adjust to your absence than be continually frustrated by your presence.” Can work with romantic partners, jobs, habits...anything you’re hanging on to that you know you should let go of.


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You should feel safe with friends. They shouldn’t try to get you hurt or in trouble. Anyone who makes you feel unsafe is not your friend.


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Everything not saved will be lost. This is true for documents in Word and in life.


16



Talk to him about applying to Democracy Summer program started by Rep. J. Raskin.


18



In 2024 there’s a medical test to screen for cancer that involves collecting one’s poo and sending it off to the lab. They just called me to tell me they canceled my test due to a clerical error on the order. I was so mad. The thought of doing that poo test again was freaking me out. Why didn’t the flunky who handles the specimens call before they pitched it? Then it dawned on me: it’s someone’s *job* to process poo specimens. Probably hundreds a day. It’s okay they didn’t stop to call and straighten out my test.perspective!!


17, 21



Read “Attack of the Black Rectangles” by Amy Sarid King.


12



Keep screen time to a minimum.


2-8



Your job is to help your kids find themselves, not to implant an agenda of your own.


1, 5, 10, 15, 20



Always keep a can of WD-40 in the house.


21



Teach them about shaken baby syndrome.


13



Set up a dog agility course in the backyard. Use household items or toys, etc and lots of dog treats for training.


8



Read The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe together.


8



Be weird. Be happy. Be you. xoxo


12



Always know where the main water shut-off is in your house.


18



Ask “Is your belly full?” Instead of saying “Clean your plate!” Have them stay in touch with hunger/food connection.


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People have big feelings when they realize how unjust and unfair the world can be. Totally natural and healthy. The problem starts when they channel those feelings into destructive actions and beliefs: violence, war, crime and hatred. We will be so much better off if we can learn to deal with our collective and individual pain in a way that is therapeutic and constructive. Maybe we can help each other to be creative in the face of fear, grief, pain, anxiety, anger, betrayal, injustice.


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Teach them how to eat a chicken wing in one bite


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Check out news-for-kids websites like Dogo News and NBC Learn.


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