Checking Up on Yourself

[xoxoxoBruce]

It seems everybody on the net has to write a list of 37 pearls of wisdom on their 37th birthday. This Dude made a list of 37 things he's feels he's learned.

1.Whenever possible, act now.
2.You’re worth so much more than your eyeballs.
3.What you think is “all in your head,” may actually be in your body. Find a good doctor.
4.Trust your subconscious. It knows your path better than you do.
5.Get therapy.

6.You’re bombarded with mediocre opportunities.
7.Thus, it’s your challenge to ignore mediocre opportunities.
8.You’re bombarded with mediocre friendships and relationships.
9.Thus, it’s your challenge to ignore mediocre friendships and relationships.
10.Most people are dying to distract themselves from their own thoughts.

11.There is a lot of money to be made in distracting people from their own thoughts.
12.Thus, everything around you is built to help people distract themselves from their own thoughts.
13.So, ignore most everything, and make space for your own thoughts.
14.Nobody reads the whole article before commenting.
15.Nearly everybody is “juicing.” They’re making themselves sick trying to catch up with one another.

16.Thus, your challenge is to catch up with your self.
17.You can only know so much.
18.And, your brain is ruled by biases.
19.Thus, you can hardly trust what you think you know.
20.And, you can only know so much about a person.

21.So, if you feel jealous when comparing yourself to someone else, you’re wrong.
22.Take improv classes. It will get you out of your head, and into the moment.
23.Take voice lessons. It really is possible to improve your singing.
24.Only sing in a key that is comfortable for you.
25.Take lessons in a social dance (Salsa, Swing, Tango, etc.) You’ll learn to cooperate, and you’ll have instant community anywhere you travel.

26.Traveling sucks. It’s much better to live in different places for short bursts.
27.What you think is a personality flaw may just be the bad influence of the place where you live.
28.What you think sucks about where you live may just be a flaw in your perception.
29.If you merely suspect something is holding you back. It’s not. You are.
30.When you dream of something, that thing seems impossible.

31.When something you dream of feels impossible, it makes you unhappy.
32.Thus, be comfortable with where you are.
33.But still, dream, while being comfortable with where you are.
34.When you use a bookmark, you invite yourself to forget what you’ve read.
35.Thus, don’t use bookmarks.

36.Smart people do dumb things when the pressure is on.
37.Even though it’s cliché to end a list with something pithy, it ties it up nicely. Clichés are clichés for a reason.

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9.Thus, it’s your challenge to ignore mediocre friendships and relationships.

That is just plain wrong.

Even if you only met a person thirty seconds ago, you are, literally, a single connection away from that being the greatest relationship/friendship you will ever experience.

And that, my feller dwellars, is a Bread-Fucking Fact™.

[xoxoxoBruce]

He didn't say make a snap decision, but I'm sure we've all had people in our lives who are only around when there is something in it for them, and always have something going on which excludes you, when you're of no advantage to them. People you know you can't count on when you need them. Demote them from friend to acquaintance.