Last week I published 30 Lessons Learned in 30 Years to celebrate my 30th birthday. Within the post, I offered a challenge for readers to submit their own lessons learned. Here they are. Thanks to my wife Tillie, Justin Dandoy, Sparky Reardon and Don Bennie for submitting lessons. Great stuff.
- Even the smallest gestures of kindness can make a huge impact
- A shoestring only breaks when you are going somewhere important
- Having the right questions is more important than having the right answers
- When you are really looking forward to Oreo’s, there will be no milk
- It doesn’t matter which way the toilet paper hangs, you’ll get it if you need it
- A plane will always flyover during the national anthem
- One handwritten letter is greater than 10,000 tweets, texts, or emails
- Manners count
- Too many people use the objective case when the nominative is appropriate
- Single malt Scotch is better than blended
- Hugs are for everyone
- If you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas
- When all else fails, try truth
- The saddest phrase of all is “I should have done something”
- I never can stop the gas pump on the .00
- Saturday mornings were made for newspapers and coffee
- Those who concentrate on the intellectual, the physical, and the social and ignore the spiritual, drive a car with three wheels
- A sense of humor means more than just being funny
- Choices become habits, habits become routines, routine becomes YOU
- Never trust a smiling dog
- If you think it ain’t broke, maybe it needs breaking and fixing
- Sometimes it is best to just smile and nod
- Chocolate can usually make things better
- You should always tell your wife you love her
- Learn to manage your time
- When you are truly comfortable in your own skin, not everyone will like you,but you won’t care about it a bit
- Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have
- No relationship is ever a waste of time. If it didn’t bring you what you want, it taught you what you don’t want
- You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear
- Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen
A Good Run 
Appreciate the insights and would have to agree on all accounts. However, the dog references surprise me a bit. I don’t think Lex would agree taht you can’t trust her when she’s smiling or that if you lie with her, you’ll be flea infested! 🙂 Great posts, brother!
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