A Word From The Wise

I recieved these words in a workshop, entitled Ways of Council: Wilderness Ceremonies in an Increasingly Crazy World, that I had during the MYAN Peer Leadership Conference that I attened with MASK. When I read the title to the workshop that I was placed in, I thought that it was going to be dumb, but it turned out to be the most beneficial one I attended. It taught you ways to relax, and to feel more connected to nature. He gave us this handout. It had some of the best advice I have heard in a while, I thought I would share it with you all.



drink less soda. AVOID CREDIT CARDS. SEEK CRITICS. MATH IS UNDERRATED. enbrace your weirdness. TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH. VOLUNTEERING MAKES YOU RICH. EMBRACE A HOBBY you will never master. TAKE YOUR PHOTO every year. POPULARITY IS FLEETING. OVERDRESS. tattoo removal hurts even more. KINDESS COMES BACK. EVERYONE LIKES THE GUY WITH THE GUITAR. LOTTERY TICKES ARE FOR SUCKERS. YOUR VOTE WILL REALLY MATTER. ITS OK TO ASK FOR HELP. never let your job description DEFINE YOU. BUY LAND. NOT BEER. forgive your parents. they were just kids. THE WORLD NEEDS HOPE. not hype. BE GLAD YOU DID. not wish you had. be the change you want to see. ALWAYS KNOW YOUR TRUE INTENTION. if mama ain't happy. AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY. remember to take many deep breaths. ALWAYS have a DOG buddy nearby. make more messes when YOU PAINT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COLOR within the lines. wake up a bit earlier THAN YOU MIGHT WANT. people are not perfect. don't be in SUCH A RUSH. you'd be suprised what TASTES GOOD. bullies end up PUMPING GAS. expertise is relative. NAPPING helps thinking. embrace KARAOKE. shame is always useless. be on the side of the ANIMALS. GROW YOUR OWN TOMATOES. trust your gut. floss. OTHERS WILL THINK what they want; do it ANYWAY. take a sabbatical now and again. listening TRUMPS TALKING everytime. give the benefit of the doubt. art IS A DOOR NOT A WINDOW. trust yourself-you'll FIGURE IT OUT. fearing change KEEPS YOUR GLASS HALF EMPTY. lose being careful; careful being loose. there's NEVER A WIZARD BEHIND THE CURTAIN. sit up STRAIGHT-seriously! LIVE EVERY DAY like you'll die TOMORROW. dont worry so much and have fun. FACT OF LIFE: image matters. LOOK FOR THE BEST IN everybody. BE TRUE to yourself. slouching looks terrible at 40. WHATEVER you do just MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL.


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