They might not remember WHEN, WHERE OR FROM WHOM they LEARNED it

    You might LEARN IT but you might not know WHERE YOU LEARNED it.

   You might have LEARNED IT from someone but not remember WHO YOU LEARNED IT FROM.

   PERHAPS you need to LEARN the FACTS about it because you never know if WHERE YOU LEARNED IT OR FROM WHOM YOU LEARNED IT FROM really knew the FACTS or was it just THEIR OPINION.

   I recently was reminiscing with someone about WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM when I was YOUNGER.

   I proudly TOLD THEM HOW IT HAD INFLUENCED ME.

   Then with WIDE EYES THEY GASPED and told me I COMPLETELY TOOK WHAT THEY SAID THE WRONG WAY.

  They ACTUALLY MEANT THE TOTAL OPPOSITE OF WHAT I THOUGHT THEY MEANT.

   You may have HEARD IT BUT YOU MAY NOT HAVE TRULY UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD.

   JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE SAYS IT DOESN'T MAKE IT A FACT, IT'S THEIR OPINION.

   JUST BECAUSE YOU HEARD IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU HEARD IT CORRECTLY.

   I began to think about all the CHOICES AND DIRECTIONS I CHOSE IN MY LIFE based on what I THOUGHT was ACCURATE FACTS I HAD LEARNED FROM THEM.

   ALTHOUGH IT'S TOO LATE NOW to CHANGE HOW IT INFLUENCED ME IN THE PAST, I CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS BASED ON THE ACTUAL FACTS.

   I CAN CLEARLY SEE NOW HOW I WOULD HAVE DONE SOME THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

You can't ENJOY the BENEFITS OF LAUGHTER if you DON'T LAUGH

    LAUGHTER is the BEST MEDICINE WITHOUT ANY NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS.

   LAUGHTER is the BEST MEDICINE and you can give it away for FREE.

   LAUGHTER is the BEST MEDICINE and you can GIVE IT AWAY WITHOUT A DEGREE.

   LAUGHTER ACTIVATES your ORGANS to WORK PROPERLY.

   LAUGHTER HELPS you make ROOM for PEACE OF MIND to get in.

   When you CAN'T LAUGH because you are NOT ALLOWED TO LAUGH, THERE IS A PROBLEM.

   A GOOD BELLY LAUGH is GOOD FOR YOUR MIND, BODY AND YOUR SOUL.

   WHEN WAS the last time that you had a GOOD BELLY LAUGH over something SILLY?

   HAVE you ever had TO SURPRESS YOUR LAUGHTER because you were AFRAID that you would be JUDGED HARSHLY for LAUGHING?

   WE CAN ALL BENEFIT PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY FROM A GOOD BELLY LAUGH.

   MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH TODAY to HELP them FLUSH AWAY A BAD DAY.

How long could you go WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE?

    There are VERY VERY VERY FEW PEOPLE who DON'T OWN A SMARTPHONE.

    MOST PEOPLE carry their SMARTPHONE with them EVERYWHERE they go.

    Not ONLY when they LEAVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE, they carry their SMARTPHONE from ROOM TO ROOM.

   Have you ever thought about HOW MUCH TIME YOU spend LOOKING AT YOUR SMARTPHONE?

   I just watched a sitcom that showed EVERY MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY sitting SIDE BY SIDE EACH OTHER LOOKING AT THEIR SMARTPHONES.

   They were ALL LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS on their SMARTPHONES, NOT even INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER.

   IF YOU are going to SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS YOU have to TURN OFF YOUR SMARTPHONES so YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THEM.

   There ARE TIMES AND THERE ARE PLACES WHERE YOU NEED TO PUT DOWN YOUR SMARTPHONES to STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR HUMAN SIDE.

   

  

Don't let ANYONE decide HOW YOU FEEL

    Have you ever known someone who ALWAYS has a NEGATIVE ATTITUDE about EVERYTHING?

    You know the MOMENT they SAY ANYTHING they will ZAP YOUR JOY and PEACEFUL ENERGY leaving you FEELING EXHAUSTED.

    UNFORTUNATELY you can't ALWAYS AVOID getting close enough to them to PREVENT them from having ANY CHANCE TO SUCK THE JOY OUT OF YOU.

   But ANYONE AND ANYTHING that you can AVOID that will EVOKE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS...... AVOID THEM.

    Who you SURROUND YOURSELF WITH has A LOT TO DO WITH HOW YOU WILL FEEL.

    IF YOU want to keep a POSITIVE PEACEFUL ATTITUDE then AVOID giving a NEGATIVE PERSON A SECOND of YOUR TIME To AFFECT YOU NEGATIVELY.

    IT'S LIKE SEEING A SHARK IN THE WATER, YOU WOULDN'T GO SWIMMING IN THAT WATER because YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE ATTACKED.

    IF YOU SEE TROUBLE coming GET OUT OF THE WAY.

If YOU NEVER HEAR about it then HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KNOW about it?

     If YOU NEVER HEAR anything about it then YOU will NEVER KNOW it ever EXISTED.

    It's EASY to NOT LEARN from what has HAPPENED if YOU NEVER HEAR that it EVER HAPPENED.

    If YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN to APPRECIATE what they do have then they will LEARN TO APPRECIATE what they have.

   If YOU TEACH YOUR CHILDREN to RESPECT THEIR ELDERS then they will LEARN TO HAVE RESPECT FOR THEIR ELDERS.

   If YOU LET YOUR CHILDREN BE DISRESPECTFUL to OTHERS then they will be DISRESPECTFUL TO OTHERS.

   EVERY HOME IS A CLASSROOM AND EVERY PARENT IS A TEACHER.

   I didn't THINK it would be POSSIBLE to convince my children that SANTA CLAUSE WAS REAL but I DID and they ENJOYED THE MAGIC of believing in SANTA CLAUSE.

   If YOU ONLY HEAR ONE SIDE OF A STORY then to YOU it IS A FACT even though the FACT IS there is always TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY.

    WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT YOUR CHOICES ARE YOU CAN'T CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU.

   YOU can't ASSUME THAT just because YOU HEAR IT... IT'S TRUE.... HEARING SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINION DOESN'T MEAN IT'S TRUE.

   

   

DON'T EXPECT anyone to make THEIR DECISIONS based on YOUR FACTS

   The FACT is that YOUR OPINIONS are based ONLY ON what YOU THINK.

   YOUR THOUGHTS will determine the REALITY that YOU WILL LIVE whether it is the TRUE REALITY OR NOT.

   If YOU BELIEVE it IS TRUE then to YOU it is TRUE even though YOU might have a DIFFERENT OPINION if YOU KNEW the TRUE FACTS.

   Before YOU FORM YOUR OPINION get ALL THE FACTS so that YOU CAN have an INFORMED OPINION NOT BASE YOUR  OPINION ON AN UNEDUCATED GUESS that you might REGRET.

   Have YOU ever DREADED going to an event because IN YOUR OPINION YOU THOUGHT it was a WASTE OF YOUR TIME?

    BEFORE YOU REACT.... STOP...  and Get ALL THE FACTS BEFORE YOU FORM YOUR OPINION, so YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS for YOURSELF.

    There are a lot of WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING but if YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU will be ABLE TO SEE if YOU NEED TO RUN from the WOLF OR NOT.

   KEEP YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN so YOU CAN SEE where YOU SHOULD GO to GET WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

You should ASK YOURSELF if IT will REALLY MATTER A YEAR FROM NOW?

    You may THINK it is something that you SHOULD DO but ACTUALLY YOU SHOULDN'T, IF it is UNNECESSARY and WON'T MATTER "NEXT YEAR."

   DON'T WASTE your TIME AND ENERGY on ANYONE OR ANYTHING that in a YEAR FROM NOW it WON'T MATTER TO YOU at all.

   There will be MANY FLY BY NIGHT FRIENDS and TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE SITUATIONS that will come ROLLING IN AND OUT during your LIFE'S JOURNEY.

   I often wander what makes someone on the show THE WALL decide whether they SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT sign the contract to get the guaranteed amount of prize money.

    Perhaps they have HEARD the phrase that ONE BIRD in the HAND is better than TWO BIRDS IN A BUSH.

   It's okay to DREAM ABOUT WINNING THE LOTTERY but BE HONEST with yourself that your CHANCES ARE SLIM TO NONE.

   No matter what you THINK IS GUARANTEED in LIFE the HONEST TRUTH is NOTHING IN LIFE IS GUARANTEED.

   YESTERDAY is already GONE and TOMORROW may NEVER COME but TODAY IS YOURS TO ENJOY.

    THE SPECIAL BONDS that YOU BUILD with Your FAMILY AND FRIENDS are what will BE MOST IMPORTANT.

   Your REPUTATION THAT YOU WORK TO BUILD will be what will be MOST IMPORTANT.

    But if YOU REALIZE that it DOESN'T MATTER THEN it's a NO BRAINIER......SPEND YOUR TIME AND ENERGY ON WHAT DOES MATTER.