66 Things I Know for Sure

“Don’t believe everything you think” (author, Louise Penny).

The present moment is all we have.

This too will pass.

Don’t water dead plants.

Be kind and direct.

Say ‘no’ to more things and ‘yes’ only to what I want.

It is what it is.

Either grow or you will wilt.

I usually get the test first and then the lesson.

Dreams are ideas without a plan.

Sometimes I must be still without impatiently waiting.

Growing older is not a choice; nothing we do will stop aging and nothing we do will stop us from continuously developing.

There are stupid questions.

There are stupid answers.

We have one mouth and two ears, so we need to listen twice as much as we talk.

We are what we eat, what we listen to, what we read, who we hang out with.

I don’t know it all, and neither do you.

Everything I am carrying, I picked up.

Life happens for us, not to us.

The past has no hold on us in the present moment; worrying about the future is wasted time.

Challenge the validity of childhood, cultural, tribal messages.

Explore interests and curate passions.

Singlehood is wonderful!

Spend my money on travel and experiences because they make you a better person.

If I can’t afford to buy it now with cash on hand, don’t buy it.

I call ‘credit cards’ debt cards.

There is more to life than what our 3-D senses tell us.

We are not responsible for how others behave.

Setting, keeping, and protecting boundaries frees us to experience more peace in life.

Drama has no place in my life., unless it's on the stage.

Embracing minimalism is a lifestyle choice for me; not everyone gets the choice.

Having less allows me to enjoy more.

American education system needs a revolution to change the outcomes.

Schools should stop requiring all students to take algebra and have them take individual financial literacy instead.

Not everyone should go to college.

Spiritual connection is necessary, but religion and church attendance is not.

Petting a dog is better than a martini to relax.

Not all brilliant people are college-educated.

Just because I don’t cry easily doesn’t mean I don’t feel deeply.

I am not the car I drive.

Judge by character, not by looks.

You can lead students to wisdom, but you can’t make them think.

“Love flows downhill” attributed to my dear friend Lucy-Kate about how we love our children more than they have the capacity to love us.

Being self-aware is the greatest gift I can give myself.

Life is too short to eat Brussels sprouts. No, I don’t care how you prepare them; they are yucky.

Cussing messes with my vibe.

It doesn’t cost me anything to be kind and respectful.

I am not my past; you are not your past.

Ego reduction makes for a more peaceful life.

Old ways don’t open new doors.

It doesn’t hurt to ask for a discount.

God is a scientist, an artist, a mystic, a healer, is truth, is genderless, and is timeless.

Hope is optimism that has a plan.

We are ‘new collar workers’, not white collar or blue collar workers.

When an organization goes crazy, fire it; leave it; don’t do business with it.

The smaller the dog, the bigger the bark

Guns kill people and animals; that’s the bottom line.

I think for myself; I’m not a republican or democrat.

Your way is not the only way.

Set and keep boundaries because you teach people how to treat you.

A good haircut is hard to find.

Drinking water makes your skin happy.

Life is a balance between the magical and the mundane

When I ‘stay in my lane,' I experience success.

Regret and guilt steal your joy.

Discovery your purpose and curate it.