After eighteen years of life, it is easy to assume you know everything, but at some point, one muststop and think of what they DO know, and sometimes, it doesnt turn out to be a whole lot. While examining this question, I've come to realize and appreciate the people I've met, the places I've been, and the situations who have gotten me where I am today. The following is a summary of what I have learned so far in my life, in a convienient numbered fashion: 1. Sometimes, you just have to smile when everything is going wrong. When you reach your wits end, you have to realize that being mad just won't work, life is too ridiculous and random at times not to smile about the bad. So, smile more often. 2. If you take the people, places, and situations you find yourself connecting with for granted, there is a strong possibility you will miss something, and possibly lose those things. So, soak up every moment. 3. Make a spare key for your car. That is self-explanitory. 4. The people around you DO have a breaking point, don't assume they can put up with your abuse forever. No one deserves to be miserable. 5. You find out who your true friends are in the toughest of times, hold the ones that stick around close to your heart, for they will last forever. As cheesy as that sounds, it is true. So, find friends that will stay with you forever. 6. Rely on God. He will be there forever, waiting for you to realize you've screwed up, and you need him. 7. Take a second to really LOOK at your significant other. Notice their freckles, their scars, and what they think are their flaws, you can't enjoy them forever. 8. Give people some slack, although you think you're perfect, you screw up just as much, if not, more than they do. So give the world a break. 9. Find out what the bible says love is before you say it. 10. Love keeps no record of wrongs. As hard as it is, the stupid thing you're mad about, you won't remember in 3 days, so give up, and let people live. To be continued..... | 
