Have A Little Faith In Me...

Ok. So. I'll post about the trip next. But this first.  

I am currently at work for a grueling 6 1/2 hours...can you sense my excitement?  ...........ya.  Anyways.  I was "stumbling" and I came across this article/list this man wrote about the 50 things he has learned in his 50 years of life.  These are the few that i really liked.  I'll put the link at the bottom so you can read it in full if you so desire :)

These are the golden nuggets I picket out...

1. It’s better to sing off key than not to sing at all (I love this one! I know that i am NOT a singer, but i love to do it--especially in the car)
2. Promptness shows respect
3. The most valuable thing to have is a good reputation, and it’s neither hard nor expensive to acquire one: Be fair. Be honest. Be trustworthy. Be generous. Respect others.
4. Keeping perspective is the greatest key to happiness. From a distance, even a bumpy road looks smooth.(Amen!)
5. It may not feel like it, but it’s good luck when you have people at home and at work who aren’t afraid to tell you when you’re wrong
6. Don’t waste your breath proclaiming what’s really important to you. How you spend your time says it all.
7. It’s never a shame when you admit you don’t know something, and often a shame when you assume that you do
8. Wounds heal faster under bandages than they do in the open air. (I'm a firm believer in dealing with things quietly to myself---A.K.A. don't be a drama queen.)
9. Fear of failure is a ticket to mediocrity. If you’re not failing from time to time, you’re not pushing yourself. And if you’re not pushing yourself, you’re coasting.
10. Candor is overrated. It’s hard to unsay what you’ve said in anger and almost impossible to take back what you’ve written. (I've learned this lesson more times than i would have liked)
11. Mental illness is as real as diabetes, arthritis or any other disease, and no more disgraceful. It’s the stigma that’s disgraceful
12. In crisis or conflict, always think and act strategically. Take time to figure out what the “winning” outcome is for you, then work toward it.
13. The store-brand jelly, cereal, paper goods, baking supplies and pharmacy products are good enough(As a poor college kid, i could not agree more!)
14. When you mess up, ’fess up. It’s the fastest way, if there is one, to forgiveness
15. Be truthful or be quiet. Lies are hard to keep track of(It's not a fun life to lead when it is one full of lies--i know)

http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2008/01/50-things-ive-l.html

Also. i watched "Benny and Joon" with my roommates and i LOVE that movie. So cute.  This song was from it.  "Have a little faith in me" by John Hiatt  ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aYxMuLb3h8 )