Thoughts...

At some point in life you want to write down what you know, or what you think you’ve learned in order to make sense of the world around you. Also you want to leave a mark, or some form of wisdom for your posterity so they don’t make the same silly, often awkward mistakes that you do. This is my attempt to let my family and any other interested person do the reading. Just hopefully it will open a few eyes to a bit of wisdom before they hit an unnecessary bump in their journey.

Wouldn’t it be nice if at certain times in your life a book magically appeared from the sky into your life telling you what you needed to know to make it a little easier? Rules to make the road a bit smoother? Not the actual road, but the road of life. Maybe when you’re about three or four a picture book would show up in your toys that was full color and showed you loving your Mom and Dad always and listening to them. If you didn’t live with Mom and Dad, it would show the people you did live with who loved you. You eating the right foods. You loving everyone. Listening to grownups. That would be a good thing. Oh yes, not to stick your finger in a light socket or outlet, and to always look both ways and to never ever talk to strangers, and to say please and thank you. Being thankful. It would eliminate some of those spankings, and time outs. That book would have certainly helped me. They are simple basic truths every child has to learn, and sometimes they are hard truths to learn. Possibly they are the most simple of things we carry to our endings, especially love everyone. The Golden rule still applies always throughout life, and it certainly makes the going a bit easier even though at times it feels like you’re the only one applying it.

Then when you’re almost a teen another book should appear. DO NOT kiss that boy no matter what! Oh yes your body, it is about to change forever, and yes, your parents really do love you even though they seem like the worst people on the planet. Your face is changing.  Please and thank you still are the right words. Some people who say they are your friends might not be. Other kids can be cruel. Junior high can really suck. So can high school. You will get through it. Your parents DO love you. Hang on it will get better. A lot of these things will help through those teen years too so don’t lose this book. Oh when you see that boy who now looks pretty cute, smile, but do NOT kiss him! He will try to get you to, but wait; if he really likes you he will WAIT for you to be ready. Protect your virtue. By the way still don’t talk to strangers and never walk alone, and still look both ways before you cross the street. Be thankful for the world around you, no matter your circumstance, some people have it worse. Listen to others and remember that Golden Rule.

When your heart hurts, remember it will heal slowly and differently sometimes but you’re resilient and you will survive the most horrible situations.