Share your wisdom regarding life...

[OpenBook]

When life gives you lemons, ask for some tequila and salt and I'll be over.

 

:lmao::lmao: Love it Tomcat!!!

[brothermartin]

"Never expect a favor for a favor." If your going to do something for someone, do it out of the kindness of your heart. Not because you expect payment for it.

[Nevermind]

The years are long... but the days are short.

 

Stolen from: The Happiness Project

[lovestruck818]

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

[Woggle]

A woman will respect a man as much as he respects himself and respect is the number one factor in a woman's attraction to a man.

 

This world is filled with *******s and idiots and that will never change but it doesn't mean there aren't many great things in this world to be enjoyed.

 

As long as you can look yourself in the mirror and be proud of what you see then you have succeeded in life.

[GrnEyedGemini]

Woggle...I really like that last one. Struck a chord in me.

[CommitmentPhobe]

Inernet forums are full of cynical crap and will turn you blind if you read them too much,

[quankanne]

dance like no one's watching, and love with careless abandon.

 

personal philosophy? Don't be afraid to love again after you've had your heart broken, just look at it as a learning experience and know that every love relationship you have brings you that much closer to the love you're ultimately meant to possess. Just think of that broken relationship as proof of your ability to share love with someone, not as failure of any kind ...

[annieo]

Don't be a chicken - "leap, and the net will appear" (not sure who said this last part, sounds like Buddha, though)

And listen to those voices in your head that sound like your grandma, or someone you loved and lost. They're probably right.

[warpSpider]

'Just do it'

How many single people are sitting at home wishing they'd spoken to all those girls they were too scared too at the time?

At least one.

[Trialbyfire]

When you least expect it, people will surprise you, sometimes in a positive manner, sometimes in a negative manner, although there are people who always meet your least expectations.

[Star Gazer]

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.

~ Lester Bangs

Almost Famous

[Star Gazer]

None of us get out alive anyway, so lighten the **** up!

~ A random comedian I saw last week.

[marlena]

The only thing I know is that I know nothing.

 

Socrates

[Prodigal Princess]

"Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale

Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man."

 

Shakespeare, "King John"

[NewSunrise]

Live today as if it were your last.

 

For everyday that you get live it, is a day that you have made a difference in someone else's life. Whether it was a wave, a greeting of hello, compliment, allowing someone to cut in front of you on the freeway, or a simple please and thank you when you order a bag of fries is all it takes to make that small difference in someone else's day.

 

Everyday that you get to live is a reward.

[CanadaGuy]

If you think you can, or cannot... your RIGHT!!

[Angel1111]

How about this one:

 

"Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone."

 

I feel like I'm finally getting my act together - but I wish I had gotten it together much sooner. Life shouldn't be difficult. As one of my exes used to say, "Life is simple. It's people who complicate it."

[Ocean-Blue]

I have learned that the idea of "do unto others as you'd have others do unto you" is a bunch of bullcrap and really doesn't work in this world (especially where male-female relationships are concerned).

 

We are all different, have different frames of reference and have our own, unique reality. You cannot and should not you go around treating others like you want to be treated because this subsumes the idea that we are all alike, see the world through the same lens and thus have the same needs.

 

It's better to treat people as individuals and respond to them in a way that is tailored to them (through time and experience). I'm not saying one should be fake or be untrue to who they are, but one should understand that what makes one person content doesn't mean it will please the next person.

 

This is especially true of relationships.

[Jilly Bean]

"Have a good time, all the time." - Viv Savage.

 

(Major points to anyone who knows who Viv Savage is without googling it).

[woolfman]

"there being so many sudden changes in human affairs, it is hard to know just at what point we are at the end of our hope."

 

- Michel de Montaigne