Author Topic: Best Advice for Life (Read 3998 times)

Post-Crisis D · « **on:** October 10, 2018, 02:25:33 AM »

The purpose of this thread will be to share your best advice for life, not necessarily writing life, but life in general but returning to writing life for a moment we can take that moment to mention that sometimes, just sometimes, run-on sentences may be okay, especially if your English teachers are long dead and not likely to withdraw your past grades over them or if you write books unlikely to be seen by the aforementioned English teachers or anyone else for that matter and with that all out of the way let us proceed with the dispensation of advice for life.

Always smell and verify the apple juice before drinking.

Max · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:31:08 AM »

Look for the good, practice moderation, give the other guy the benefit of the doubt. And laugh. Lots.

angela · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:32:24 AM »

Buy an alarm clock. No cell phone in the bedroom. Set the alarm clock for the same time every day, 7 days a week.

Max · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:34:43 AM »

So, that sounds like, no phone sex in the bedroom, doesn't it?

guest14 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:39:06 AM »

I've chased life around a bit over the years, in many countries, many professions and many relationships.

In the end, I have only one life and my advice for you is the same as for me - live it!

The Doctor · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:39:26 AM »

Never be cruel, never be cowardly. And never ever eat pears!

Remember – hate is always foolish…and love, is always wise.

Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.

Eric Thomson · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:40:18 AM »

Don't sweat the small stuff
(It's all small stuff!)

Tom Wood · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:41:48 AM »

You'll never get out of this world alive. So get over the resentment of that fact and have compassion for yourself and the rest of us.

Wash behind your ears and take care of your stomach.

angela · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:44:05 AM »

Quote from: Max on October 10, 2018, 02:34:43 AM

So, that sounds like, no phone sex in the bedroom, doesn't it?

uhhhh i guess it depends on what peripherals you have?? LOL

Anarchist · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2018, 02:45:12 AM »

Protect your time because no one else is going to do it for you.

Kate Elizabeth · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2018, 03:16:08 AM »

Live by the Golden Rule.

Becca Mills · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2018, 03:37:57 AM »

Try to think ahead.

Examine yourself thoroughly before blaming others (without beating yourself up unreasonably).

Embrace nuance and complexity (without letting ambivalence paralyze you).

Find ways to enjoy and draw meaning from your life, even if things are hard.

guest120 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 10, 2018, 03:41:30 AM »

There is no perfect. The world is chaos, it is the cacophony. The mud is inescapable because it is an unceasing byproduct of human existence. You'll never be free of the mess. You'll never wash out the human stain. Fighting this notion, even if temporarily satisfying, ultimately brings misery. Trade in that treadmill chase for the next fix, that short-term dopamine of righteousness, for the long-term sanity born of embracing the madness. Accept that you're part of the crazy and live peacefully, visiting as much kindness on yourself and others as you can.

The storm may be permanent, but so to is your mind's ability to provide shelter.

Maggie Ann · « **Reply #13 on:** October 10, 2018, 04:14:24 AM »

The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout (starts at about 3:00)

Full version:

Abridged version:

Max · « **Reply #14 on:** October 10, 2018, 04:18:30 AM »

Good stuff, Maggie Ann. My kid turned me on to this last week when we were driving.
Tears will flow. Goosebumps will rise.

Maggie Ann · « **Reply #15 on:** October 10, 2018, 04:29:01 AM »

Quote from: Max on October 10, 2018, 04:18:30 AM

Good stuff, Maggie Ann. My kid turned me on to this last week when we were driving.
Tears will flow. Goosebumps will rise.

"Son, just stand."

Post-Crisis D · « **Reply #16 on:** October 10, 2018, 04:56:02 AM »

The delivery person will always be late on days you're expecting something.

Maggie Ann · « **Reply #17 on:** October 10, 2018, 05:00:16 AM »

I can't believe no one has said it yet!

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Mark Gardner · « **Reply #18 on:** October 10, 2018, 08:32:14 AM »

be a fountain, not a drain.

Vijaya · « **Reply #19 on:** October 10, 2018, 10:09:52 AM »

Be grateful.

David VanDyke · « **Reply #20 on:** October 10, 2018, 12:15:14 PM »

Quote from: angelapepper on October 10, 2018, 02:32:24 AM

Buy an alarm clock. No cell phone in the bedroom. Set the alarm clock for the same time every day, 7 days a week.

That was my person version of hell, until I went full-time writing.

My advice would be, wake up when your body wants to wake up. Sleep when you want to sleep. Eat when you're hungry, not when it's a habit, and stop when you're full. And don't apologize for any of it, not to anyone.

Joe Vasicek · « **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2018, 03:35:23 PM »

Hope for the best, plan for the worst. Follow the path of least regret.

Gerri Attrick · « **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2018, 05:48:49 PM »

Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
Dance like nobody’s watching,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.

Jeff Tanyard · « **Reply #23 on:** October 10, 2018, 06:22:24 PM »

It's hard to beat Jesus giving advice to Superman:

HSh · « **Reply #24 on:** October 10, 2018, 08:31:54 PM »

You are not your circumstances. Every life has value; don't sell yourself short.

Medical information is not always untainted or impartial, and sometimes the expert advice won't be right for you personally. If something feels really wrong, and your body is telling you "nope," don't ignore that for the experts. They don't have to live with the damage; they get to rest on laurels and shrug about studies that later turn out to be tainted, drugs that turned out to kill people.

Believe yourself. Believe your body. Find what works for YOUR health and do that.

Find ways to incorporate being around nature into your life, every day that it's possible.

Learn what makes you happy. Do more of that.

Try to follow the Golden Rule and show compassion for those in need.

Cut toxicity out of your life whenever possible.

Keep learning.

Rick Partlow · « **Reply #25 on:** October 10, 2018, 09:01:23 PM »

You are what you do.

In the end, no one will know or care what your intentions were, or what you were thinking, or how you justified yourself. All they'll see are the actions.

You may succeed or you may fail, you may be praised or criticized, but you are your actions. The person you wind up becoming is the result of a lifetime of decisions expressed in every action you take.

VanessaC · « **Reply #26 on:** October 10, 2018, 11:17:07 PM »

Quote from: Gerri Attrick on October 10, 2018, 05:48:49 PM

Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
Dance like nobody’s watching,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.

I love this - I have a slightly different version on my wall next to my desk.

Also love:

Start where you are
Use what you have
Do what you can

R H Auslander · « **Reply #27 on:** October 11, 2018, 04:33:55 AM »

Always be kind, kindness comes from inner strength, not weakness.

Help those you can when you can, and never tell anyone about the help you give.

Never raise your voice, in public or private, to those you love, to those you know and to those you don't know.

Work hard. You'll sleep better, be it from satisfaction of a job well done or exhaustion.

Vijaya · « **Reply #28 on:** October 11, 2018, 05:08:13 AM »

Quote from: VanessaC on October 10, 2018, 11:17:07 PM

Quote from: Gerri Attrick on October 10, 2018, 05:48:49 PM
Sing like no one is listening,
Love like you’ve never been hurt,
Dance like nobody’s watching,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.

I love this - I have a slightly different version on my wall next to my desk.

Also love:

Start where you are
Use what you have
Do what you can

Love these.

Laughing Elephant · « **Reply #29 on:** October 15, 2018, 08:57:42 PM »

Best advice for life?

Do your best.
Keep hope in your pocket.
Cry when you hurt.
Ask for help when you need to.
All are born to die but many can choose how to live.

cecilia_writer · « **Reply #30 on:** October 15, 2018, 09:24:33 PM »

Live your own life and not somebody else's.

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