Don't Swallow Blindly

1) Even with boundaries, people take advantage of your kindness. That can cause such an internal struggle...remain calm or come out of character. Choosing which one demands that a boundary be placed on ones self, too.

2) You might start tomorrow...but only if you really want to "start" in the first place. Sometimes taking the time to reflect on the hesitancy at hand and its origin might be the wisest thing to do, instead.

3) They both run a close race, but the way our human brains work, is that we only truly learn by trying to correct our mistakes, so I would sway towards the assumption of the majority of regret coming from wrong action rather than inaction.

4) Overworking can be a sign of many different issues and motivations, so I just say "poo" to this one! Inefficiency can also be caused by many variables and the first one that comes to mind is "under-working."

5) Nobody says Yes to everything, but if you overextend your energies, of course your priorities will have become askew. Each yes or no should be carefully weighed out.

6) I submit that only pathological perfectionism can lead to self-sabotage. Trying to be and do your best should be the goal of every human.

7) Talk about wild generalizations...this one takes the cake. Duck-face lips are for advertising you are ready for love (or something like that.) And they aren't a distraction for the person posting but very well may be for the the people (like me) on social media that must scroll past all the billions of them. (I started using FB so I could literally spy on my grandkids.) Sad, but true. I wanted to make sure that the creeps that were truly looking at a hormonal kissy-lipped twelve year-olds were NOT trying to message them!

8) Wouldn't it be easier just to say, "Be careful who you let in your life?" Or "Don't be Gullible"...which is a nice way of saying, "Don't be desperate and dumb?"

9) Please refer to #8...my version! Obviously you have probably done something very dumb, haven't you??? So don't NOW get invested into believing that pain is the greatest teacher on earth, either!!

10) Relationships can be exhausting...if you aren't being yourself or if you are looking for good reasons to stay in them/get out of them. Families don't count in this discussions, though...you can run but you can't hide.

11) First of all, one must examine their own feelings to assess the validity of them...or at least the origin of them. What has evoked them? And maybe the behavior can be somewhat justified...I mean, doesn't every action have a reaction? Just try not to inflict death, destruction, or damage which might lead you to be imprisoned.

12) Every problem most certainly has a solution...it just might not be the correct solution. Managing ambiguity is a problem in and of itself. It's called settling for less...not an effective solution, folks.

13) Define luck, please. Define "most," also. To say that hard work and perseverance aren't a huge part of success is just not logical. Luck leading to success is just magical thinking and somewhat detrimental to society.

14) But sometimes limitations are totally valid. For instance, no matter how much I'd love to be a singer, my vocal chords reject the premise that I could ever be a star.

15) Maybe this one I would agree on...UNLESS I had great daily habits and then decidedly changed all that up...I think I still agree. It would make for a "different" life.

16) Money can buy happiness (based on circumstances) but money cannot buy joy...which is internal. Having money only affords an outlet, and having too much can become a problem, too.

17) What if you blame yourself? Is that kind of power good? healthy? reliable? effective?

18) Boloney!!! Timelines are guidelines. Pressure can be self-imposed, but might be a bit healthy and useful if applied in correct doses.

19) Or it might be prudent!

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So, you might have guessed that I have argued ALMOST every point that Colby Kultgen has made in one of his "cheat sheets" like the one above. And I have been! Here is WHY I have:

If you noticed and you have read this far, I have saved #20 for you to argue in the comment section below: