Love is all that really matters (but please continue to read the other 53 things).
The quality and quantity of your sleep impact your health as much as what you eat.
Actively listen when someone is talking to you instead of just thinking about the next thing you’re going to say.
Outlook determines outcome.
Books are one of the greatest things in life. Read voraciously. And make sure a lot of those books are novels.
Wear sunscreen.
People are focused on themselves. All that energy you spend worrying what other people are thinking about you is a complete waste of time. Just do you - joyously and boldly.
As you get older, let yourself look a little wild and unkempt. Being perfectly well-groomed is aging.
Drink enough water.
Be present - it’s the only real thing. The past is gone forever and the future is merely a construct.
“Most people do what’s expected of them, successful people do more.” Jane Brown
Who you work with matters much more than what you’re working on. Choose a job based primarily on the people.
Sometimes using “whom” sounds pretentious, even when it’s grammatically correct.
Outdoor walks are good for your mind and your body.
Your kids will learn more from what you do than from what you say.
If you forego some Milwaukee’s Best and wild weekend trips in your teens and twenties, you can enjoy more Pappy Van Winkle and St Regis in your thirties and forties.
Meditation is a vastly under appreciated practice.
I’ve never regretted dancing when the mood hits me.
It’s better to ask forgiveness than permission.
Your life consists much more of the daily than the special occasions. To live a beautiful life, elevate your routines. Light the candles, buy the flowers, play the music, put your takeout on a real plate.
Have a little fun every day - even if that means just putting on your favorite jam when driving home from an absolute shit day at work.
But really, try to have a lot of fun as much as you can.
If you tell me I’m woke, I take it as a compliment.
Put your phone away more.
Holding a grudge is corrosive for your spirit. Choose forgiveness - as much for yourself as for the other person.
Weight training is the greatest antidote for an aging body.
Pay attention to your intuition.
The secret to perfectly straight eyeliner is to curl your toes while you’re drawing.
Before you judge someone, remember you have no idea what they’re going through at the moment.
Womanhood is not a zero sum game. Just because she’s beautiful doesn’t mean you’re not. Support other women.
Cook with butter. Julia Child knew what she was doing.
The moment you start to wonder if you deserve better, you do.
The best place on earth to be is near the ocean.
Being your unique self is so much more interesting than looking and acting like every other damn person.
Life is short. Don’t settle.
When you have the opportunity to choose how to behave, choose kindness.
You should be learning and growing until the day you take your last breath.
Sex is amazing - find a way to have regular orgasms, either with someone or by yourself.
It’s better to be alone than in bad company.
Beyonce possesses superpowers. That is apparent.
You’re as old as you think you are.
Sometimes the best way to show your love for someone is your time and labor on their behalf.
Don’t let your distaste for institutional religion deprive you of having your own relationship with God.
You become like the people you constantly surround yourself with. Choose wisely.
Don’t force yourself to eat the latest trendy superfood if you don’t like it. Chances are a new “must-eat” superfood is just around the corner anyway.
Thoughts become things.
Get a dog. You won’t deserve them, but do your best on that front.
After the age of forty, you shouldn’t have to share a hotel room with anyone unless they came out of your vagina or are going into it.
“Impatience is an argument with reality.” Rick Rubin
If you want to kick up a party, arrive with a chilled jeroboam of champagne.
Gratitude should be a pillar of your daily mindset and your first solution to kick a bad mood.
Be what you want to attract into your life.
I still have so much more to learn.
Again - Love is all that really matters. Advice so nice I said it twice.
Well I just nodded 54 times
Love it! All of it.