28 Thoughts

1. Don't ever think twice about something you've said from the heart.
2. Always speak from what is truly in your heart.
3. Never discourage someone else from speaking the honest truth about what they're feeling.
4. In a relationship, be tactful, but don't play games. Speak transparently and be ready to asking for forgiveness if you unintentionally or intentionally do something or say something that hurts.
5. Always be yourself and not someone else. Be true to yourself and what you want.
6. When making a decision, make the decision based upon long term goals, consequences, or life decisions. Don't do something based on something short-term or on something sporadic or spontaneous.
7. Don't do something selfishly. People will eventually see through it, or get hurt in the process.
8. Being able to look past the small stuff, past the big things that hurt, past the trials and turmoil, and continuing to look at the overall reality of what is in a person's heart leads to the best friendships.
9. Never stop hoping.
10. For everything you find negative, try to think of something positive. It may help you cope with your trials.
11. Never have more than one or two beers if you're going to drive somewhere.
12. If you're not driving somewhere, and if you're not working the next day, go ahead and get plastered... to a point.
13. Straight Southern Comfort doesn't settle well, but put some lime in it and it's awesome.
14. Never give up on people. You never know when you'll need them to not stop encouraging and supporting you. Loyalty and care do a lot for others. You're best friends will support you, challenge you, and never stop loving you.
15. Don't limit yourself in friendship. You never know who you might come across that needs a friend and who might be a 'brother' when times get really tough.
16. Don't try to run away from problems. Confront them wisely and the outcome will be 1000 times better and more productive than if you run away.
17. Enduring trials brings patience, wisdom, and knowledge. It also brings respect.
18. September 11th, 2001 was five years ago. I was 23.
19. Don't ever rush to conclusions. Make sure you have as much input as possible before drawing a verdict.
20. Never make a solid verdict; especially on your own. It may be completely offbase.
21. Don't put someone or allow someone to be a mediator when they weren't asked to be or didn't want to be. It's an uncomfortable position to be in.
22. Puppy love is short lived love. Be smart about it and take it slow.
23. The hardest heartache comes from the deepest friendships. Despite the hurt, never give up on your deep friends.
24. Even strippers and former strippers can make damn good friends. Just give them a chance and be supportive of them. They're people, too.
25. Is a nice age to be at, but won't last forever.
26. Living close to work makes a lot more sense than living far away, if you have that decision.
27. You can find friends in the most unexpected of places with the most unexpected of people.
28. I'm 28 today, and living out of a motel room. This is the first time I can say that I truly have no physical address to call my home. It's wierd.