Do not live in suffering—yours or others’. #life

Be consciously grateful. #life #success

Do you smile at strangers? Or do you walk by staring at the ground, straight ahead, or at your phone? Why don’t you smile at strangers? Do you believe they will lash out at you for smiling? Or do you believe they are not worthy of your smile? Smile! #life

PSA: “Talking heads”, on TV, cable, etc., always have something to sell. Are you willing to buy? #life #media #failure

Many people never find out what they are good at. Some never find out what they enjoy doing. #life

How you live your life tells us what you value. How you live other people’s lives tells us what you don’t value. #life

Take your time. Be focused. Work on one thing at a time. Enjoy what you do. #life #success

Be happy with yourself when you choose to learn something new. #life #success

Success doesn’t require power, money, or technology. #life #success

A to-do list and calendar are not a plan. #planning #life

Observation: People now say, “I appreciate you,” rather than “I appreciate it.” Yes, it’s more personal, but it still seems forced and fake in most cases. #life #failure #usa

Keep your expectations low. Keep your mistakes to a minimum. Keep learning and growing. Keep trying. #life #success

“It’s never a bad time to come up with a good idea.” #life #writing

How many friends are too many? How many friends are too few? #life

When you rush, you react. #life #failure

If you feel stuck, your mind is telling you to stop and relax. #life

Embrace the world and everything and everyone on it. #life #success

“Fear of the future is fear of looking into the rose flower because you love the bud.” #life #writing

“Listen to yourself, but don’t take yourself seriously.” #life #success

It’s interesting that everyone has a “Best ____ of the Year”. It’s all marketing. It’s all opinion. It’s all unimportant. #life #marketing #failure

Happiness is inside you. Of course, it’s there along with pain, fear, horror, and all of the other emotions. What you focus on is what you gain. #life

It’s a personal problem. I always want to accomplish more than I am humanly capable of each new year. Things to do. Things not to do. Things to read. Things to write. Things to program. Things to cook. Things to bake. Things to learn. Things to achieve. Luckily, I’m not human. #life

Just overheard a couple celebrating their 25 years together, 20 married. Just paid for their beers. Small things. #life

Everyone focuses on the new at the start of a new year. It’s just as important to focus on the old: the successes, the failures, and the people. #nye #life #2025

It’s as important to know what you won’t do as what you will/want to do in the new year. That’s why I have a Do Not Do List to remind myself of the things to avoid in life. If you don’t write it down, you will forget or slip into doing those items you want to avoid. #todo #tasks #life