Life Wisdom - Part Two

Gratitude for Small Things: Be grateful for the little things in your life.

Inner Peace: To find inner peace, do your best and trust the process.

Luck and Hard Work: The harder you work, the luckier you will get.

Personal Projections: Never take anything personally; what others say and do is a projection of their own reality.

Forgive but Don't Be a Fool: Be forgiving and understanding but do not be a fool.

Clear Communication: Never say maybe if you want to say no.

Trust First Impressions: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Respect Over Feelings: Your self-respect has to be stronger than your feelings.

Manage Success and Failure: Don’t let success go to your head or failure to your heart.

Self-Discipline: The best way to respect yourself is to discipline yourself.

Limits for Givers: If you are a giver, remember to learn your limits because the takers don’t have any.

Concise Communication: Don’t waste your time with explanations; people only hear what they want to hear.

Accept Criticism, Reject Disrespect: Accept criticism but never accept disrespect.

Persistence: Never give up on something you really want; it’s difficult to wait but more difficult to regret.

Silent Anger: When you are angry, stay silent.

Life Choices: You have three choices in life: watch things happen, make things happen, or wonder what the hell happened.

Strength in Adversity: Stay strong even when things begin to fall apart.

Be Yourself: You’re being judged no matter what, so be who you want to be.

Agree to Disagree: You don’t have to win every argument; agree to disagree.

Life Lessons: No regrets, just lessons. No worries, just acceptance. No expectations, just gratitude.

Short Life: Life is too short. The calmer you are, the clearer you think.

Interest in Others: The more interested you are in others, the more interesting they find you.

Embrace Failure: If you are not falling down occasionally, you are just coasting.

Release Hatred: Hatred is a curse that poisons the hater, not the hated. Release grudges as if they were poison.

Acceptance of Change: People change, love hurts, friends leave, things go wrong, but life goes on.

Saying No: Learn to say no without explaining yourself.

Be Good Without Proving: Be a good person, but don’t waste your time proving it.

Keep Plans Private: Never tell your friends your plans; stop putting too much trust in them.

Discreet Actions: Don’t let anyone know what you’re doing until it’s done.

Earn Trust: If you want to be trusted, be honest.

Self-Care for Dreams: The only person who cares about your hopes and dreams is you; make them happen.

Learn from Pain: Forget what hurts you, but never forget what it taught you.

Self-Mastery: Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

Limits of Niceness: Even the nicest people have their limits.

Direction Over Speed: Your direction is more important than your speed.

Mind Control: Control your thoughts, or your thoughts will control you.

Privacy: Don’t overshare; privacy is power.

Temporary Emotions: Don’t make permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.

Handling the Worst: To be the best, you must handle the worst.

No Permanent Obstacles: As long as you are alive, no obstacle is permanent.

Open-Mindedness: You’ll learn nothing from life if you think you’re right all the time.

Patience and Timing: Stay patient; the best things happen unexpectedly.

No Regrets: Never regret a day in your life; good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.

Life’s One-Time Offer: Life is a one-time offer; use it well.

Be Yourself: People don’t have to like you, and you don’t have to care.

Free Yourself from Society: Most of society’s advice comes from people who have no idea what they’re doing.

Strength from Hurt: First it hurts, then it makes you stronger.

Walk Alone: Normalize walking some paths alone because goals are personal.

Family Values: The family you create is more important than the family you come from.

Live Fully: Life is short; live it. Love is rare; grab it. Anger is bad; dump it. Fear is awful; face it. Memories are sweet; cherish them.