The Truth Isn't Always Ugly

A friendly reminder, some sound advice and a little bit of hope…

1. Putting your life on hold to protect someone in the present can do more harm than good in the future.

2. Expectation is the root of all disappointment.

3. Don’t let other people make you bitter or jaded, when you do, you give them all of the power and you are the only one who suffers.

4. Why does the person who hurt you the most have the most influence on your future decisions/relationships/etc…?

5. Taste your words, before you spit them out.

6. Life isn’t meant to be a solitary existence.

7. I’m the friend that people come to for honesty, I welcome it, and I want honesty in return, but there is a fine line between simple honesty and cruel truth. You should learn the difference before you start dishing out advice.

8. When someone has a strong personality, people think they can say/do anything to them. They aren’t made of stone, you know. They have feelings and while you may never get a reaction, it doesn’t mean that what you said/did didn’t leave a chink in their armor.

9. Denial is NOT a (proven successful) method of coping for all of the shitty things that happen in life…try another method.

10. There is something to be happy about or grateful for everyday, figure out whatever that is and make that your focus, or at least, your distraction from the rest of life’s challenges.