Universal Life Lessons

In pondering the wild ride of my life + 1,200 or so therapy clients’ stories + 500 or so awesome people’s stories online…I’ve distilled the following gems. Please go here to read 99 other people’s beautiful bits of wisdom to improve your own life.

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We are all human, and have the same basic needs-clothing, shelter, food, water, and others’ support.

Honesty with the self and others is desperately needed in today’s flashy world.

Becoming an adult doesn’t HAVE to mean the death of your dreams.

Be open. Say “Yes!” more. Release fear. Retain Respect.

There really are universal laws. Asking permission before delving deeply into someone’s brain, home, body, desires is one of them.

Provide informed consent at the very beginning of any new relationship about your expectations–this saves a lot of heartache.

Quit plugging up the heart voice and do it. Focus on the how, not the excuses.

Your life’s happiness is dependent on the 5 people closest to you. Choose this sacred circle carefully.

LISTEN to people when they tell you they’re not ready. Don’t force it to happen too quickly.

Realize that YOU are powerful beyond measure, and use that power for good only.

Give of yourself freely. It is the hoarding of self which suffocates the love freely flowing.

Paradoxically, recognize your own limits.

A conversation or friendship which is left unfinished will always cycle back around.

Allow yourself the luxury of grieving the loss of innocence.

Pay attention fully to the people you are with in the moment.

Take time to recharge yourself daily.

Realize that you are beautiful, whole, and precious without anyone else at all.

Eat clean food, tread lightly upon the earth, and exercise daily–your health is precious.

Accept criticism gratefully–and with a grain of salt!

Always consider the source. Would you want this person representing you to the world?

When all else fails, sleep on it.

There truly is a time and a season for everything. Everything ebbs and flows–the circle of life.

There’s very little which we need to hold closely–we tend to kill things we cage.

Allow people to be themselves, and always seek to bring out the best in them.

Treasure the pieces of self people share with you.

We possess nothing, not even our bodies. See how impermanent you are. A speck, a drop in the cosmos.

Remember this-death can come at any moment. How much life are you willing to waste being bored, unhappy, or “stuck?”

GET OUT THERE AND LIVE YOUR DREAM!

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Many, many thanks to the flawlessly beautiful Farnoosh Brock and open hearted Abubakar Jamil for letting me know I could participate in this series. Thank you for your time, and please, people. Get out there and make a difference!