This is counterintuitive to a lot of folks, but:

"When in doubt, do nothing."

In my younger years I was always compelled to "do something" when I saw an issue or a problem. I eventually learned that sometimes the best thing you can do is nothing. Involvement does not always help. Activity is not action. Output is not outcomes.

My life is a lot calmer and more enjoyable now.

"What is the most generous interpretation?"

I am at peace most days because I've decided that, as an example, the person who cut me off is on their way to see a dying parent.

If you want to be hopeful, you have to do hopeful things.

Never pass up the opportunity to use the restroom.

Everybody is dealing with something, so be nice.

My parenting motto is I want my kids to be Good Parents, Good Spouses, Good Friends. So anything that serves those goals takes priority over the rest.

A family of origin motto was “never pass up a good story.” A favorite family activity is to sit and tell stories of things that happened—the funnier and weirder the better. So if something would make a good story? That’s a good enough reason to give it a shot.

A personal life philosophy is “Walk your own path.”

Focus on the task at hand, which I must remind myself daily as my multitasking skills aren’t as sharp as they once were.

Anonymous wrote:Lesson from riding a bike/motorcycle/snowboard: don't look at the thing you're trying to avoid. Look where you want to go.

This is great one!

Make your own sunshine

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Never attribute to malice that which you can attribute to incompetence.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

Eleanor Roosevelt

Surround yourself with positive people.

Keep it simple.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

He who angers you, controls you.

Don't walk past a bathroom, don't waste a woody, and don't trust a fart.

“The proper function of Man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I will use my time.”

-Jack London