good words.

“Don’t waste any time mourning— organize!”

Joe Hill

such great advice, carol :)

hahaha I love this.

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David Nichols, British writer

I woke up this am and was thinking about your often stated concern that you state; ” I just don’t know what I am going to do when I am an adult !!!”, or some such version.  Part of the fun of life is NOT knowing what is coming and who you will become!

What you think you want is analogous to waking up everyday the month before Christmas, as a young child, and walking past the Christmas tree and seeing all of your gifts unwrapped and in full view under the tree.  Makes Christmas morning a bit anticlimactic, wouldn’t you say?  The same goes for life!

Have a great  day, I love you.   Dad

Good luck honey and try to have Fun with all of ‘“it”. Love Dad

I got a card from my family yesterday, and this was my dad’s little piece of the letter. Though I might personally have made some different punctuation and capitalization decisions, I think this is the best advice he could have given me.

Life is short— too short! Let’s stop worrying so much about “it” and remember to enjoy the good moments.

The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right

a self-help book by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, published in 1995

1. Be a “Creature” Unlike Any Other
2. Don’t Talk to a Man First (and Don’t Ask Him to Dance)
3. Don’t Stare at Men or Talk Too Much
4. Don’t Meet Him Halfway or Go Dutch on a Date
5. Don’t Call Him & Rarely Return His Calls
6. Always End Phone Calls and dates First
7. Don’t Accept a Saturday Night Date after Wednesday.
8. Fill Up Your Time before the Date
9. How to Act on Dates 1,2, and 3
10. How to Act on Dates 4 through Commitment Time
11. ALWAYS end the date first
12. Stop Dating Him if He Doesn’t Buy You a Romantic Gift for Your Birthday or Valentine’s Day
13. Don’t See Him More than Once or Twice a Week
14. No More than Casual Kissing on the First Date
15. Don’t Rush into Sex, Wait at Least Three Dates
16. Don’t Tell Him What to Do
17. Let Him Take the Lead
18. Don’t Expect a Man to Change or Try to Change Him
19. Don’t Open Up Too Fast
20. Be Honest but Mysterious
21. Accentuate the Positive & Other Rules for Personal Ads
22. Don’t Live with a Man (or Leave Your Things in His Apartment)
23. Don’t Date a Married Man
24. Slowly Involve Him in Your Family & Other Rules for Women with Children
25. Practice, Practice, Practice! (or, Getting Good at The Rules)
26. Even if You’re Engaged or Married, You Still Need The Rules
27. Do The Rules, Even when Your Friends & Parents Think It’s Nuts
28. Be Smart and Other Rules for Dating in High School
29. Take Care of Yourself and Other Rules for Dating in College
30. NEXT! & Other Rules for Dealing with Rejection
31. Don’t Discuss The Rules with Your Therapist.
32. Don’t Break The Rules!
33. Do The Rules and You’ll Live Happily Ever After!
34. Love Only Those Who Love You
35. Be Easy to Live With

thank you, carol brady, for today’s words of wisdom. I’m going to hold you to that.

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