#life-lessons

#life-lessons

"As soon as we boarded the cruise ship, we began noticing strange details. Chipping paint, broken deck chairs, torn sun umbrellas. Above deck, the ride was choppy at best, and people all around us were getting seasick."

My professor had a 'big' final exam on the last day. Turned out, it was a gingerbread-building contest and we all passed if we were present.

Never be afraid to bargain. If you don't ask, you don't get! This maxim has been put to the test relentlessly, in both trivial and significant situations.

You will have to make very practical (sometimes very cold) decisions about what you want from life and what you're willing to give up. And if you don't make them, then life will make them for you.

My youngest brother received a sizable compensation of around €40,000 after a playground accident but now faces financial instability after excessive spending.

Hammar wants to show his dad that life is worth living, rekindling Lars's spark during their trip to the south of France.

Perseverance is the difference between success and defeat. To persevere is to remain constant in a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles and discouragement.

"This book tells a story of how I learned my lessons throughout my life. Dating back to when I was a child during World War II and continuing as I grow and go through life's journey."

Please surround yourself with the right people. You hang out with four lazy kids, you become the fifth. Find the kids that make you better.

My parents showed me that even with different interests and conflicts, a marriage can thrive through shared values like love, learning, and family.

"I was a musician and I suppose, really, I always wanted to get into performance. But I didn't realise it - and that's a big problem too..."

The void-of-course moon makes this morning less suitable for high-stakes activities, but transitioning to Taurus will enhance productivity and spark creativity.

Writing 'In the Chair' helped me appreciate the quiet ways our lives change as we get older. I used to feel a constant urge to grow up, to reach the next stage. But now, at eighteen, I'm beginning to understand the beauty of being young and curious, and I hope that part of me never fades.

Andrews told reporters, describing what might be the worst garnish in culinary history. The snake, who seemingly was unimpressed with the establishment's mixology skills, proceeded to wrap itself around her straw— the serpentine equivalent of a drink review.

"Hello. I am Gary. I am completely dead now. I am surprised that it took this long to happen."

"We're mostly all homebodies. We love to be at home, but as our kids get older, I've learned what a gift it is to step away from the day-to-day with its schedules and rhythms and to-do's and have that intentional time as a family."

I probably figured this out in my late teens, but when I was a kid and my mom had to get a mammogram, she would bring my brother and me, and we would wait in the waiting room. The clinic was next to a Hooters, and I assumed the sign outside was for that.

"Good enough is as good as appeased." I love this phrase because it helps me let go of perfectionism. In my case, perfectionism not only makes a job take longer, but it also keeps me from starting it in the first place...Mary Poppins reminded me that good enough is, well, good enough.

I never invested in stocks. I've been putting my money in CDs, probably at 4-5%. It just keeps growing without even trying. It's just amazing that I have so much because I didn't plan for it.

I often dreaded it, and it sometimes brought out the worst in me.

The simple joys of being carefree - like long summer days and endless playtime!

The real meditation is how you live your life. ~Jon Kabat-Zinn

"Last month's article outlined three emotional buckets that contain most of life's experiences: Tears, Laughs, and Chill Bumps. These experiences enrich our lives and each is equally important in living a well-rounded emotional existence on this earthly plain."

Instead of shutting down the conversation, I used it as an opportunity to talk about wants versus needs.

"I asked my aunt, and the answer is ridiculously simple but also extremely effective. Clean in columns, she said: top to bottom, left to right."

Great work always begins with "an audience of one." Try to make something you actually love, which takes a willingness to be honest with yourself.

"When I was 8, my dad and uncle were checking on a tree stand they'd put up before deer hunting season and told me to wait in the car. I got bored and headed into the woods after them. Up ahead, I saw what I thought were a bunch of flies buzzing around, and thinking nothing of it, I walked through them. They were NOT flies."

'You will never be who you were before it happened, and that's OK. You'll be better than who you were.' - u/GreenTeaRocks

How the American bail system works. I thought it was a sum of money you paid to avoid jail. I was surprised when I realized you get the money BACK if you show up for your trial.

In her efforts to navigate her emotions with grace, Conway reminds Maddie that while it’s lovely to care about others, they are only responsible for their own feelings.