Life's little lessons...

What lessons in your life do you live by?

I guess I can say I have learned a lot in my 36 years here on earth, but I know there will be many more lessons to learn as each year passes.  Here are my top 10 lessons that are important to me today:

1. My mother and father were and are always right
2. Always listen to my intuition
3. Never say Never
4. Be open to new things regardless of what those new things may be
5. Kill "them" with kindness - whoever "they" are
6. Realize I am NEVER too old, nor will I ever be too old to make a difference
7. Be a lover, and sometimes a fighter
8. Life really isn't too short, it's how you live it that makes it what it is
9. Dream... Never stop dreaming
and My 10th important lesson today is:  Listen.  Learn to listen to others and to yourself

My daughter and I were talking the other evening.  We had such a great conversation.  It is incredible how much you can learn from someone if you just listen.  In saying that, you can learn a lot from a person no matter how old they are.  Sure us older folk have lived longer, seen a few things in our lives, but we can always learn from others, as they can learn from us.  I realize we sometimes don't give the younger generation the benefit of actually being wise.  We have been taught that wisdom comes with age, but does it really?  Sure, wisdom is gained, but you can also be wise beyond years.  Hey, I guess that is another lesson I have learned.  See, we never do stop learning.

Learning something new everyday is inevitable.  No ONE person in this world knows everything about everything, that is just not possible.  Take the time to learn, to listen, to be open to new things.  You never know what you may find out about yourself and others along the way.

What have you learned today?

Isn't that a good question to think about?