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

“I don’t write life. I write fiction. Life is to be lived, not read.” #writing #life

“Live to your strengths.” #life

Envy is just a form of jealousy. Who are you jealous of? The rich, powerful, or the celebrities? Jealousy is a form of self-deprecation and degradation. You are complete as you are. You can be better, without using those you are jealous of as role models. #life

Let go of the things that don’t matter. There are no people who don’t matter. #life #success

Stop making the same promises/resolutions you make every year but never accomplish. Accept that if you were going to do it, you would have done it by now. Focus on what you know will achieve and on improving what you can. #life #newyear #resolutions

Make friends, not fear. #life #success

Be compassionate to others as well as yourself. #life #success

Enjoy the company of good friends and family. Avoid the others. #life

I find it absurd that we use planners not to plan but as calendars and to do lists. Planning is about a road to a goal, not a set of independent goals. #life #failure #2025

Calling someone a “talented comedian” is like calling me a “talented humorist”.. What’s an untalented comedian? A failure. Teaching humor is like teaching someone to be honest. You either are or aren’t. Some people are good at faking it. #life #humor #talent

What is your greatest weakness? I’m an introvert. Yes, I know… I’ve learned to deal with it. #life

What do you want to accomplish in 2025? Are you making time for fun, leaisure, and accounting for failure and pain? Are you including time to learn something new or to improve your life or the lives of others? Share your plans. Inspire others. #life #2025

Everyone has a bad day. Everyday is a bad day. What you do with it, and how you approach it determines your happiness. #life #success

Plan for 2025: — be more patient with myself. I tend to expect too much of myself. #life #success

Live the day. #life #success