Date all kinds but marry someone who loves you for who you are, with whom you feel most yourself. Someone who will encourage you to grow more into the person you want to be. (And be good at encouraging them to do same.) Never fear or stifle each other’s growth. Celebrate it. Support it. Encourage it.


21



Sometimes (oftentimes) the truth is easier to find than to face.


14, 20



Robin Williams was one of the best examples of how to be a good human.


15, 19, 21



Check out School of Rock (Vienna) or Bach to Rock.


9



No one is ever really ready to be a parent. It’s definitely on the job training! But I’ll say this: If you’re prepared to put your family’s needs before your own, you’re as ready as anyone can be.


21



Ask your emotions “why” three times.


14, 16, 21



Pick a project on Instructables.com and work on it together this winter.


7



You will never be good enough for the wrong person. This truth is profound and one I wish I learned a lot earlier in my life. Stop tripping over yourself to please someone who doesn’t get you.


21



It matters more “how” you go to college than “where” you go to college.


16



One of the funny/sensitive things about puberty is that kids can be the same age chronologically while being wildly varied in terms of development. Kid might be 6 feet tall in seventh grade or be a senior in high school and still not shaving. Everyone is self conscious, praying to avoid embarrassment. It’s all just part of growing up. Be kind to yourself and to your equally mortified peers.


11, 12, 13



Most people are good. Some are bad. Many are crazy.


15, 21



If it costs you your peace it’s too expensive.


19



Model being a considerate person.


2-18



If someone doesn’t want your attention or warrant your attention, don’t give it.


15



Isometrics for “punishment” (wall sits, arm lifts, planks, etc.)


5



Treat your subordinates as if you’ll be working for them someday.


21



Remember that whoever you’re grieving would only want the best for you.


20



Google earth app means there's always a globe at hand. Point out states, countries or oceans when we hear about them.


4-9



Micro-internships. Check out Parker Dewey for ideas.


16, 17, 18



Just love them. With all your might, them for who they are, and where they are. Forget about the other stuff.


15



Open a Bank Account


8-12



If you’re having trouble finding your passion, read biographies and memoirs of people from all walks of life. There are so many worlds out there! You’ll find one that excites you, where your unique talents and skill set can shine.


19



Book: “victory. Stand!” By Tommie Smith


14



You can forgive someone without speaking to them. Or you can move on without forgiving. Closure isn’t necessary to moving on. The only thing necessary is to move. Move your body, change your perspective, go on a trip, go to a new coffee shop, just move.


16, 19, 21



Win some, learn some.


14, 17, 21



Keep screen time to a minimum.


2-8



Your brain seeks novelty. Try new things as long as you live. Take risks (but not safety risks!)


20



Beautiful girls don’t exist for your pleasure. They’re not there for you. They, like you, exist to find out what it is to be alive in their body in this lifetime and to learn what makes them feel most like themself. They’re here, like you, to grow into themselves, to enjoying being alive, to marvel in creation with all its beauty and tragedy, injustices, banality and thrills. No one, friend or foe is an object for your experience


14, 16, 19, 21



Ask the question “What are you doing when you feel most like yourself?”


16



“The next generation never learns anything from the previous one until it’s brought home like a hammer.” - Harry Truman


13, 16, 21