100 Facts of Life
Posted: Friday, March 27, 2009
by Robin Newman
Robin J
Here are 100 facts of life:
1. People who spend lots of time in other people's lives are avoiding dealing with their own
2. People who confess "I shouldn't tell you but.." will do the same thing to you as they do to everyone else
3. Speaking your truth is not telling other people that they are wrong and you are right
5. Without the journey there is no point to the destination
6. People who stick their head in the sand will eventually get their butt's kicked
7. What you see on the surface is rarely what lies underneath
8. Courage is not to stand in the path of the lion but to seek to understand why it wishes to harm you in the first place
9. We are not born parents we have to learn how to be parents
10. Words only have as much power as you give them
11. Wise people sit in silence only then will the hear their own voice
12. Angels are not there to do the work for us but to show us the work to be done
13. There is no such thing as the perfect relationship
14. Never put the milk in before the hot water when making a cup of tea
15. We control nothing but our own thoughts and actions
16. No one can make you happy except yourself
17. It is only a mistake if you learn nothing from the experience
18. I don't know everything so teach me I can't hear everything so tell me I won't see everything so show me together we will grow
19. There is more to life than increasing its speed ~ Gandhi
20. Regrets are choices we failed to make
21. What you hold in your heart is what you will take into the next life
22. Just because you don't see the seed once you have planted it doesn't mean it isn't growing
23. It is only there because you believe it to be there if you had believed it was not there then it would not of existed
24. There is no ultimate truth because truth is merely perception combined with a judgment
25. Gender does not exist everyone has ying and yang traits
26. Your experiences are not who you are
27. Assumptions are those things we make when we are too lazy to check out the facts
28. No one is totally objective
29. Family is not always the one you were born into sometimes it can be an outstretched hand and a welcoming smile
30. You are not always going to be right
31. Humility is the ability to admit you were wrong
32. Character someone said was the thing you do when no one else is looking
33. The measure of a man is not what he carries in his wallet but how he carries himself
34. Speedos are not attractive no matter who is wearing them
35. If you give an inch chances are you will gain a mile
36. If you would not want it done to you then you shouldn't do it to others
37. If you are not dealing with reality than all you are doing is creating an illusion
38. Pride is a badge only a fool wears
39. The person who knows the most is usually the one who talks the least
40. Everyone deserves to be valued and to be loved
41. No one has your answers but you
42. You can only create with the tools you have so don't hesitate to add more to your toolbox
43. Some days are going to suck life is not perfect
44. You never get it wrong you only learn another way that doesn't work
45. It is people not things which give life meaning
46. You can't take it with you when you go no one has ever slipped a Mercedes past the pearly gates
47. The world will not fall apart if you are not there to hold it all together
48. Its okay to say no people do it all the time
49. There are some things you will never know the answer too
50. The future does not exist nor does the past you only have this moment
51. Relatives don't always know better
52. Skeletons in family closets will always be there to haunt you
53. Standing in your truth means respecting the right of others to theirs
54. You cannot hear anyone if you are talking
55. You don't have to live life with the hand you were dealt you can always shuffle the deck
56. Potatoes won't grow out of your ears if you fail to wash them
57. Adult eyes have a tendency to make the world small, yet are always looking for the big things, child eyes make the world big and yet are fascinated by the small things
58. We should try to see not how people with disadvantages are different from us but how they are the same
59. It is easy to be a big fish when you live in a small pond
60. Adults should not let children take responsibility for their life choices
61. No matter how shitty a job your parents did eventually you have to take responsibility for your own choices
62. Those who seek enlightenment will never find it
63. If you need to say it say it now if you need to do it do it now
64. The biggest regret of those whose time is cut short is all the things they never said and all the things they never did
65. We only have the moment we are in
66. You don't need an inner critic you need to be your own best friend
67. Change requires action
68. Misery likes company
69. We have to be careful that helping doesn't turn into enabling
70. Not everyone is going to like you and you are not going to like everyone
71. Stuff happens that's just life
72. Everyone should grow fairy wings and splash in the puddles occasionally
73. If you keep doing for people they will never learn to do it for themselves
74. Please and thank you are highly underrated
75. Nothing is more contagious than a smile
76. The best gift you give anyone is your time and patience
77. Pat ience is the ability to understand it is not always about you
78. There are many rivers which lead to the same ocean you just have to be willing to look for them
79. True beauty is not determined by a look but by a thought and a deed
80. Times stands still for those who are in the moment not rushing by it
81. Having knowledge does not make you wise this requires a knowing as well
82. Meditation does not require whale music and contortions just the ability to go to your happy place
83. You are not going to see the bigger picture until you have all of the pieces
84. No matter which way you plate tofu turkey is not turkey
85. It is wise to take a moment before you take a step that way you get a chance to see where your feet are going to land
86. You may have a seed of greatness within you but you still have to nurture it
87. Everyone has to find their own pathway
88. You are not limited to one act of greatness in your lifetime
89. The only way to stop an argument is to find a solution
90. Every thing you do or say will come back to you eventually it just may not be in a form you are expecting
91. Asking for help means you are smart enough to get the things you need to create the life you want
92. Just because one chapter in your life is closed doesn't mean you cannot write another one
93. People are not perfect and we all need a break every now and then
94. Never leave unsaid words in a room
95. Nothing is ever about what is we think it is about
96. Boundaries are the things adults use to make sure no one colors outside of the lines
97. Every one is more than they believe themselves to be
98. Every footprint counts no matter who made it
99. Love will always be the way
100. Lists fall under the category it seemed like a good idea at the time!
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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)Robin, this is wonderful! I agree with every single one of them! Is # 99. Love with always be the way or did you mean “Love will always be the way”?Thanks for letting me know believe it or not I do proof read and spell check blame it on a menopausal brain !
Hi Robin. Nicely done. I disagree with a few, but for the most part I agree. I had to laugh out loud at # 6.Blessings to you! TeresaIt would be a very boring world if we all agreed about everything!Hi Robin, isn't that the truth! :-)
Very interesting list. Thanks for sharing.
hi robin,i really enjoyed reading this list. some i have heard before, and some i was happy to learn. thanks for sharing this with us,my best regards,sue thom
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