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I've hit the BIG 24 people! (Calling it BIG is probably a bit over dramatic because, what is special about being 24 anyway?) And, maybe because I am nearly to the age where it is acceptable to have the quarter-life crisis, I have been a bit contemplative. ( Don't worry, there has been no reckless purchases or dating men that are questionable or a spiral into a depression from ceaselessly asking "What have I even done with my life!?")  So, even though this is probably (definetly,) incredibly cliche',  here are 24 things I have learned and found useful in my *almost* quarter-century of gas exchange and blood circulation:

1. It is incredibly easy to mistake your perception of what, or who someone is, for who they actually are.  Good or bad.

2. You can love people even though they aren't perfect, including your own stubborn, perfectionist  self.

3. Like the things that you like.  It doesn't matter if everyone likes it, or if no one else does. If you know all the words to that Justin Beiber song, you own it man!  

4.  Everyone has something in their life that is less than ideal. I mean EVERYONE. Earth is just a petri dish  full of some really crappy stuff. 

5.  Just because someone else's "less than ideal situation," maybe a little (or A LOT) better than your own, it does not mean they don't have the right to hurt over it. No ones pain is invalidated by someone else's greater pain. 

6. All that worrying, complaining and whining does is waste your energy and your time. 

7. That being said, it is much easier to worry, complain and whine than the alternative of those actions. 

8.  This world, this life, God, the universe, whatever it is you believe in, OWES YOU NOTHING. 
Thinking that you are entitled to anything is a recipe for unhappiness.

9.  Gratitude is the remedy for entitlement.

10.  Your worth is not in the good or the bad that you do. That does not mean that you shouldn't do good or be good, it only means your mistakes do not make you less loved or valuable.

11. If you want to know your worth, learn about the Man who gave it all for someone like you, imperfect and lost as you are.  (Alma 7:11-13)

12. I don't care what anyone says: A Diet Coke or a Diet Dr. Pepper have the power to help turn the day around. 

13.  “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” -Albus Dumbledore

14. "Wherefore, whosoever believeth in God might with SURETY hope for a better world..."- Ether 12:4

15.Just because you are an "adult" it doesn't mean your skin loses the ability to get zits.  

16.  Check your tire pressure.

17.  Listen to the Spirit, and you can't go wrong.

18. The best band-aid for your hurt is to be someone else's band aid. 

19.  You can do hard things. One of the best feelings in the world is doing something you didn't think you could. Second only to finding a bathroom after holding it for an eternity and a half. 

20.  Your reasons for doing things are probably more important than you realize, so keep asking "why?"

21.  You need Jesus Christ everyday. (2 Nephi 4:18)

22.  A step into the dark is better than no step at all. 

23.  You can't judge peoples choices, most especially when their understanding/upbringing/opportunities are different than yours. Everyone is doing the best they can with what they've got at the moment. (See also #2)

24. 24 years seems like a lot, but I am still pretty dumb. 


That is all.

Rye.



PS. Don't judge me if some of this is pretty much a "duh," to the rest of you. (See also #23 and 24.)

PPS.  The Honorable Mentions list:

  • Always buy the largest pack of toilet paper the store has to offer.
  • Poop jokes don't magically become un-funny when you turn a certain age,
  • Kissing is one the of greatest and worst things that ever happens to a person. 
  • Scarves are just adult bibs.
  • There is no upper limit for the number of sweatpants a person should own.
  • Dry Shampoo is a big fat lie. 






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