The last Installment of 30 Years; 30 People

21. Words matter.  Choose them wisley ( SRW)

You can never always put yourself into someones shoes.  But you can try.  And fail.  Keep your mind and heart open because you never know how love will endure.

22.  Life is a daring adventure.  (Webster)

And its only a plane ride away.  Take a chance.  Allow yourself to be pushed over the edge.  Live, love, laugh.

23.  Love shouldn't hurt.  (Shel Silverstien)

“And after a long time the boy came back again.
"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you-
My apples are gone."
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree.
"You cannot swing on them-"
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone," said the tree.
"You cannot climb-"
"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree.
"I wish that I could give you something... but I have nothing left. I am an old stump. I am sorry..."
"I don't need very much now," said the boy, "just a quiet pleace to sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could,
"well, an old stump is a good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest."
And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.”
― Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree

24. A friend of yours is a friend of mine.  (The Ah Wongs, Aimee W.)

There are no strangers among friends.  Six degrees of seperation.  Love they neighbor.  No matter how you view it, open your heart and your home to friends of friends.  Meet someone new.  Love someone you don't know.

25. Stand up for yourself.  (my sister)

People are going to pick and tease. You don't always have to fight back, but you can stand up for yourself regardless.  Know which battles to choose.

26.  Follow your dreams. (Robert C.)

The most unexpected journey in life is the one you do with the prompting and encouragement of those around you.  Take a chance.  In the end, everything happens the way its supposed to.

27.  Be kind.  (Billie Jo S.)

People will treat you unkindly.  Always be the soft kind voice of reason.

28.  You have no control over who likes you and why.  (Derek R.)

You can't please everyone.  No matter how hard you try.  And at the end of the day, someone can end up disliking you all because you followed what you knew was right.  Leave 'em behind.  No one needs a negative nancy fucking up your life.

29.  There is no subsitute for reality. (Nathan E.)

One should stop expecting people to meet their expectations.  We should see people as they are and now as we wish them to be.

30.  Love, in its truest form, is unconditional (Erion)

Although she's a dog, she has shown me that its possible just simply to love.  Unconditionally.