- random things my sister taught me -

Led Zeppelin is, without a doubt, the greatest rock and roll band that ever existed.

Live with intention and do things with conviction. It isn’t enough to just “let it be”. It’s much better to be a human DOING than a human BEING.

Don’t waste energy on people who drain you emotionally or mentally because no matter how hard you try, you’ll never get that energy back in return.

Friends are different than acquaintances. True friendships deserve more nurturing. Decide which of your friends you’d take a bullet for and focus the majority of your time on them.  You’ll find that the rest don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

Everyone should read “The Velveteen Rabbit” and strive to be THAT real.

If you see a pair of shoes you like and the store has them in your size, BUY THEM! The odds are good that if you dilly-dally and go back for them later, they’ll be gone and you’ll live a life of regret.

Blue eyeshadow is never ok. Never ever.

Entertain your inner-child. Do something every day that makes you giddy and laugh out loud. It will keep you from getting old.

Grow old gracefully. Embrace your first gray hair/wrinkle as you would a really kickass scar. You earned them!

Sometimes life isn’t fair…but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be.

When you love someone, love them fiercely. The exchange rate is better.

Be brave. A lot of scary shit will happen in your life that will make you want to run for the hills, but you have to set up base camp at the bottom of the hill and stand your ground. That’s how we grow stonger.

Boys are dumb. The only boy you can trust and depend on is Dad. When you get older, look for someone who’s just like Dad and marry him.

You have to love yourself before you can love anyone else. Every last bit of you, love it!

Tune out all the bullshit you get from other people. Ultimately, your bullshit is the only bullshit that matters in the end. All that other bullshit is just…well, bullshit.

Be a lifelong learner. We can always better ourselves by learning something new, even when we think we know it all.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, it’s about wanting what you have.