Let’s face it: in life, you’re going to run into problems and predicaments. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to handle them, though.
This parental advice will hopefully turn your life around if you’re having a hard time. It’s the kind of wise words that people at any age can benefit from. Sometimes, as a person gets older, they can forget their own good sense. So listen up, this is important:
1. “Love hurts. But it is so much better than closing yourself off for fear of being hurt and not experiencing love.” – Rebecca Perkins
2. “The things that go wrong often make the best memories.” – Gretchen Rubin
3. “Expect to fail. Failure is not fatal. Learn the lessons, then get back up and try again.” – Rebecca Perkins
4. “Life isn’t so much as doing what you want to do, but what you need to do.” – Vexxy
5. “Don’t rely on others for your own sense of self worth. Only you can do this and have it truly mean something. Self respect and self worth don’t come from externals, but from inside you.” – FroggyG
6. “All you have to do is put on your running shoes and let the front door shut behind you.” – Gretchen Rubin
7. “Be of service to others. Be interested in others. People will always remember what you did for them.” – Rebecca Perkins
8. “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” – nike4luv
9. “People are not bad, sometimes they just do bad things.” – Vexxy
10. “Always be yourself. You’ll be a much happier healthier human being. Be proud of your individuality. don’t let anyone try and make you fit into their ideas of what is right and good.” – FroggyG
11. “You can learn something from every single person you meet—even if it’s only whom to avoid.” – bijouxbroussard
12. “Buy low….sell high. (But not WHILE you’re high).” – connifer
13. “In a relationship, it’s important that a person is kind, because eventually, if (they’re) not kind to other people, (they) won’t be kind to you.” – Gretchen Rubin
14. “It is not what you say, but how you say it.” – Manimal
15. “Trust yourself — You can do it and do a good job of it.” – Jeanette Y.l
16. “Forgive. Yourself first and then others. We are all in this together.” – Rebecca Perkins
17. “Live (your) life the best I can, because no one can do it for (you).” – nanasixboys
18. “When the option is there, act out of love. Accept responsibility for yourself and the impact you have on others. Live a life such that when you die you will have left your path better than it would have been if you had not walked it in the first place.” – DynamicMaster
19. “When overwhelmed ask yourself, ‘Will this even be an issue in 5 years time?'” – Rebecca Perkins
20. “Expect the worst and accept the best.” – mollyb1972
(via Huffington Post)
Parents really do understand! (This time, at least.)
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