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12-18



Don’t waste your life’s purpose worrying about what other people think about you.


12, 15, 21



Sit down together and write house rules on anger. We don’t hit or bite. Do we yell and slam doors? Name-call? Say “I don’t love you” ? Bad words? What’s appropriate anger and what’s unacceptable?


4-6



Sometimes you have to put aside how you feel about a person and objectively look at how their actions show how they feel about *you.*


16



Life isn’t a straight line, it’s so much more complex than that! Good things, bad things, boring or interesting things are all always happening. And always changing. So are you. And that’s good.


17, 21



Explain the concept: "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."


6



Trust yourself.


20



Listen to albums. Two of my favorites came out the very same month: Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé and The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift.


12



The opposite of addiction is connection.


11, 14, 17, 20



Follow love and kindness wherever they may take you and you’ll be fine. xoxo


13, 17, 21



Sponsor a child in a developing country. Write letters, learn about their country and their life.


8



Watch Parts Unknown together.


14-16



You’re not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. What’s something worth being hated for?


11, 14, 17, 21



Dating advice: If they like you, you’re gonna know. If they don’t, you’re gonna be confused.”


16, 21



Read J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit together


11



Turn off main water line when you leave on vacation.


21



It’s when the sh*t hits the fan that real discipleship begins.


21



Your very existence is a miracle. Countless cosmic events and generations of ancestors had to come together in precisely the right way at precisely the right time for you to be here now. It’s an honor to be who you are. Act accordingly.


13, 15, 18, 20, 21



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.


19



Spend time with people you admire, in person and biographies, documentaries, novels and movies.


14-17, 21



Some things just don’t come easy. That’s the point. Practice working for what you want. Nothing is sweeter than when you accomplish something you set out to do. Go for it!


11, 14, 17, 21



You are never too old to play in the snow.


16



Review basic grammar mistakes: Their, they’re and there. “It’s” and “its” “a lot”, etc.


10



When things get scary, look for the helpers. This is true in physical crises and existential ones. SCOTUS just passed down a few truly horrifying rulings, including reversing Roe v Wade. I’m disheartened in all that’s going on, but was reminded to look for the helpers, the activists, etc. Look for them…and join them.


10, 15, 21



Watch the local news together.


12



Do something that feeds your soul every day. Experience or create joy, even if just a small spark of it.


17



This! Your energy is beautiful and precious. Don’t waste it on people who are $@!#% bent on negativity. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRxcJWem/


16



Action is the antithesis of anxiety.


18



Let them borrow your calm. Little ones (grownups too) sometimes just need to freak out a bit. Stay there. Be near. Don’t judge or even help. Just be there, and stay calm. Your loving energy is all they need as they work through it themselves. Keep them safe but other than that don’t help or advise unless they ask.


2-6, 17, 21