choose joy every day. decide to be happy.
marry someone who will do it for you on the days that you can’t.
don’t measure your life against anyone else’s. everyone’s story is different. [we’ve heard it a million times by now, “comparison is the thief of joy.” it’s true!]
pray all the time. and don’t forget! [and maybe try not to fall asleep halfway through the bedtime prayers, ha! working on that…]
prioritize and nourish the friendships that are willing
to do the same for you. those are the ones that are totally worth it. 🙂
to do the same for you. those are the ones that are totally worth it. 🙂
know that your early twenties are hard, and apparently that’s normal! why doesn’t anyone warn you?! there’s so much to figure out.
practice your prettiest handwriting.
let animals love you when you feel like humans don’t. i totally believe that’s why God gave them to us! plus, i mean, food. pass the cheese, please!
when you think something nice about someone, say it out loud! i love when i can make the girl scanning my groceries smile because maybe i like her hair or her nails, and maybe she’s not having a blast scanning groceries, you know?
live in fresh air and sunshine as often as possible.
learn to laugh at yourself. sorry, pride, we’re all ridiculous!
memorize your favorite bible verses.
“do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. each day has enough trouble of its own.” [matthew 6:34]
“the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” [lamentations 3:22-23]
and your other favorite quotes.
“i want a big ole porch that wraps around the entire house. we can drink tea, and watch the sun go down.” [the notebook]
“at that moment i knew. i knew the way you know about a good melon.” [when harry met sally]
“abraham lincoln once said that if you’re a racist, i will attack you with the north. and those are the principles that i carry with me in the workplace.” [the office]
okay, i just got off on a favorite quote tangent.
that could go on for days!
that could go on for days!
but while we’re on the topic, i might just consider michael scott quotes to be right up there with daily vitamins! because laughter, you know.
anyone have secrets of life to add? do share, pretty please!
oh oh, and remember, too, “life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.” [audrey hepburn]
xoxo
ps. i found three four leaf clovers the other day, and a five leaf! fo real!
"You don't have to figure out everything all at once". I saw that on Pinterest (that wise old sage) and it stuck with me. And that Michael Scott quote is one of my favorites!! I am actually basing a post around one my favorite quotes of his tomorrow. 🙂 You might like it.
love that!! that's a good one to remember, for sure. and michael scott quotes have made this world a better place 😉
I just love this post. I'm in a happy mood today and this just makes it that much sweeter 🙂 xo, K
kat@cheshirekatblog.com
aw, that makes me happy!!!
my goodness i love your heart! love your learned secrets! and oh that little M gets sweeter and sweeter every day!
oh, you are so sweet, love!!!
I love this post! <3
when you're right, you're right. every last thing you're saying. i maybe might have added something about wine because well… it's just my thing. 😉 and the notebook and michael scott forever and ever. i believe all your secrets make it clear to us why you have such an amazing life. you choose it. 🙂
you know i totally thought about adding something wine-related, but then i figured that was nothing new coming from me 😉 you are the sweetest, as always, my dear!!
Michael Scott quotes are always a good thing. And I totally fall asleep halfway through my bedtime prayers too. I need to work on that as well….
-Amy
And Sista! I love u and your sweet soul.
i love you, babe!!
I always love reading your blog – you seem to have such a sweet and joyful spirit. These are great tid bits of advice and the family pictures are perfect!
aww thank you so much!!!
This whole blog post and that last picture!!! LOVE it all. I heard once that you make your passwords out of your favorite quotes. So you repeat them every day. ( for instance if you take the first letter of each word- capitalization punctuation… and everything- you will have a perfect password- add a # if you have to) 🙂
Here is one of my favorite quotes because it reminds me that I make my own life story and those that I admire surrounded themselves with the things that they loved every day.
" In order to lead a fascinating life-one brimming with art, music, intrigue, and romance you must surround yourself with precisely those things."
Also I can't get enough of Dilbert quotes. ha! they make me laugh- office culture is so strange:)
thank you!! and what a cool idea for remembering quotes! love that about the fascinating life. amen!!! and dilbert, yes! totally!
Such truths!
love all this great advice! especially learning about putting forth effort into friends that will do the same! Pray pray pray is basically my life moto to keep me going. Love those vereses they are a few of my fave!
pray pray pray, exactly! sometimes that's all you can do, huh! and thank goodness God is always there!
this is lovely. thank you for sharing. so true. 🙂 it's really the little things, isn't it? i've been thinking about life being one gigantic, love sparkle bubble and that all life forms are these radiant beings that just generate .. LIFE! and light. clearly, some are brighter than others, but lists like this can help us all get there. xoxo ♥
it is the little things! thank goodness for all the sparkly little boosts that get us past the less-sparkly things, huh!
I just love this post so much!
not sure how I missed this post, but I love it. Thanks for being so great and sharing your wisdom with the rest of us!!
i really love all of this! all of it!!