Oh no actually this is the saddest truth. Someone hurry up and invent a doggy life elixir please. My best friend is 9 this year and I'm getting very scared it won't happen in time!

Animals, whether pets or livestock have no say in their situation. If you take an animal into your life, it's welfare must be your priority.

That’s true even for the people closest to you – like for instance your family. It took me decades to understand that … and a couple more years to accept it as a fact. Oh well …

I mostly worked for myself - enjoyed challenges and creating good and easily usable systems. My work was mine... a source of pride in what I had accomplished. And I enjoyed getting paid for my work... but I did it for me, not for the company.

I keep telling my wife this but she doesn’t like hearing it.

Picard

Sad but true. Could this be a part of the Peter Principle?

Falling in love is a feeling. Staying in love is a choice that requires work. A relationship is like a plant that needs tending.

This helped me a lot actually. There is a good quote this reminds me of which has a similar lesson for me: Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you're a good person is like expecting a bull not to attack you because you're a vegetarian.

And apologizing doesn't magically make everything better. We should apologize when we screw up, but nobody is obligated to accept our apology.

The saddest truth

And good things happen to bad people.

I just turned 41 today. I swear everything in my body started to hurt for no reason, a year ago today XD

Some countries start to wake up on that and change their laws so that fines are a percentage of income and wealth and not fixed amounts of money. A billionaire might just scoff if a parking ticket costs 1000 bucks, but if the fine is 1% of income even they will feel it and think twice about doing it again.

Bad people win because they don't care about anyone else. If you're a good, caring person you'll likely let opportunities pass you by because you realize taking it would hurt someone.

Truth. I took my marriage vows 100% seriously. My ex did not.

True. And in a work context, know when to quit. No job is worth your mental health

Yupp. Can go in a blink of the eye. It did for me, in that car crash 22 years ago.

And most of the times problems are really problems, not "challenges" how they're trying to sell to us.

And don't always wait for something big to happen to make you happy. Find pleasure in the small things, like a beautiful flower, a sunset, the full moon, etc. or life will be dull.

Only great leaders, brilliant scientist and artist are remembered by the world.

... and sometimes you can do everything exactly right and the bad things still happen

This is so irritating. No one thinks that. I’m American. We just go about our lives just like everyone else

Omg so true. Not so long ago i was a kid, now I'm a kid in a 40 yr olds body

Limp Bizkit: life is a lesson, you learn it when you're through

Not if I die first! /s

I don't agree with this necessarily. I've met some really talented people who are arrogant. I think arrogance CAN be a cover for insecurity or incompetence, but quite often it's also a case of narcissism.

I know many couples that give me the impression that love never was a part in the relationship. For both sides. I just wonder... why?

I've calculated that I'm about 45% evil, which is much better than previous estimates of 70-75% evil.

No but you can suggest options... apart from that it's up to them to pursue them

you can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink. Its better to protect yourself.

I am reminded of this every time we look out our picture windows. Everyday I am blessed to have a 180 degree panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains. Before I married my husband, I tried to get other people (men) interested in investing in real estate to increase their net worth and have a steady passive income when they got older. They didn't want to listen to me and wanted to treat me as irrelevant, like I was stupid and just a pretty face and only good for one thing... I didn't walk away from those people, I ran, because I understood I was better than this. I concluded, "Why waste your time with these people (men) who think so small, can't see farther than their noses and do not want you to have a vision." Today, in less than ten years, my husband and I own several properties and live among millionaires on an island. Ha ha..."He who laughs first shall laugh last!" Don't want to say, "I told you so, but I told you so." :-)

this is the lesson learned by being a Sponsor

It’s “try to” (not “try and”).

I've come to the co conclusion most people like that just complain and say oh woe is me. So others will feel bad for them and they get something from that person. And it's an endless cycle. You can only help yourself. It is not up to someone else to help you get ahead.

But, how can we be certain we've tried hard enough to help convince them to help themselves and accept our help? 😢

PREACH

Yep which is why addiction is NOT A DISEASE it is a choice to keep drinking

Someone once said (but said it better), "the only constant in life is change"

This one is false. There is no “one”. A relationship takes hard work and sacrifice, regardless if they are what you considers “The one” or not.

Of course. Everyone has their own c**p to deal with and your c**p might just be more than they're willing to handle. Nobody is obligated to go through hard times with you, which is why we should appreciate those that choose to do so even more.

Sometimes they're the reason why.

Depends on the problems, that's a really touchy advice if you suffer from anxiety because most of your problems are made up to give a reason for your anxiety to exist in the first place.

This! And it is something you can learn even though it might feel awkward at times. And don't be set back too much if it doesn't work out with someone. You will find your tribe 😘

Wisdom is to know which battles are worth fight for.

I know. Noone ever reads from the script I pre planned in my head for them. It's so rude!

Remember: you are unique, just like everyone else