1. I have found myself increasingly drawn to the younger generation because of my desire to maintain my capacity to adapt to change. Old people stop adjusting to change and complain and bitch too much.
2. I would rather deal with someone who doesn’t agree with me than someone who has their eyes closed.
3. You can’t wait until your life’s pain is gone before you decide to be happy, unless you’re dead.
4. I have only recently learned that I never had dreams of success in my youth or adulthood. I always associated having your dreams come true with good old-fashioned hard work.
5. I still struggle with communication, of telling people what they want to hear, because I am so accustomed to telling them what they need to hear.
6. When we are young emotionally, the words of others hurt us; this breaks us, and we seek retaliation. As we age, we learn to forgive. When we learn wisdom, we just move on.

7. In our current societal norm, the narrative has been regarding self-love, loving yourself. Well, quite frankly, I just don’t know if I am my type.

8. When we are young, we see the world by how it affects us. As we acquire an understanding of the world and our inner being, it’s the effect we have on the world around us..

9. We never look at things as they are, but only want to look at them to change them.

10-At this point in my life, I no longer strive for perfection; I strive for excellence. You need to think about this for a while, the psychology of perfection versus the psychology of excellence. Two views that are diametrically opposed.