life’s lessons come from the hardest situations

1. Never follow your emotions when intoxicated/drunk.
– You might regret what you did when you sober-up.

2. Never believe anyone who is also intoxicated.
-They might not have meant it and just went with what they felt that time (mostly affected by hormones) and might also regret it the next day.

3. Never play the game if you don’t want to lose.
-You will never be the master of the game… And if you are, you wouldn’t like yourslef.

4. If someone likes you, they will do something about it.
-Wouldn’t you do the same? (If you have the guts?)

5. If you like someone, do something about it.
-Gone are the days of the “Maria Clara”… The worst that could happen is that they don’t like you back… At least you could face the painful truth and move on.

6. If someone doesn’t like you… MOVE ON!
-Time wasted is TIME WASTED… Think of how many productive things you could have done instead of fantasizing that he/she will eventually like you back.

7. Never recycle… Grabage is garbage…
-I’m not talking about newspaper or plastic bottles… If you broke up with someone, man up and just move on. “But it’s not fair to do that, what if we could work things out?” Then don’t break-up and work things out together. That’s the whole point of having a relationship. It’s not going to be easy.

8. There is no such thing as a “cool-off” period.
-This is just another term for “baby give me time to look for someone better before we actually break up and if I don’t really find anyone, we could always get back together right?”. Cooling-off is for overheating engines. Break-up if you need to break up, work it out if it’s worth working out!

9. Sex changes everything.
-If you like someone, never let your hormones take over… Because once the “deed” is done and you feel nothing for him, that is when trouble starts. On the other side of the fence, maybe sex is all that you or he/she is after… Might as well get things straight.

10. Honesty is the best policy.
-When trust is gone… There is no turning back.

11. Never look for a perfect fit.
-Looking for love is not the same as looking for shoes. When you put it on and it hurts, you can’t just take it off. Sometimes you need to learn to compromise.

12. Never settle for anything less than what you want.
-If it means being lonely forever, so be it. But it does not mean to have skyscraper standards… Again, learn to compromise. Not all of us are perfect. Watch “Shallow Hall”.

13. Knowledge does not come with age… It comes with experience… And learning through that experience.
-Some people are just dumb. And they stay dumb out of the idea that it’s safe to stay in their idea of a “good thing” like “I don’t believe in relationships because eventually we’ll end up hurting each other.”

14. Don’t over-analyze things.
-Imagine the using time you spend over-analyzing in more productive thing like acting on what you need to be done.

15. There are A$$h*les out there.
-Some people really have the innate ability to be acidic to others. They are there and will always be there… Either stay away, or learn to understand.. Never confront… (UNLESS NEEDED)

16. Don’t love yourself too much.
-You might miss out on the glory of loving others.

17. Believe in a higher power.
-Whatever religion you have (or don’t have), learn to believe in the creator. Have a belief… Life will make more sense.

18. Don’t spread yourself too thin.
-You don’t always have to be everywhere everytime. Have time for yoursefl and concentrate on things that matter.

19. There is always a reason for everything.
-Imagine if my __________ didn’t _____________ when I was young… Then I wouldn’t be the wonderful me that I am today.

20. There is always a reason… But don’t spend you life finding it.
-Spend time with your love ones…. Need I say more?

22. Never care for negative things that people say about you.
-Thank them for the “constructive critisism”… It only means that other people are willing to spend time thinking about/of you. you are THAT special to them.

23. Cherish your friends.
-Friends are the next best things to family. But know your friends. Learn that it’s easier to have enemies as friends rather than friends as enemies.

24. Only spend for half of what you have.
-You don’t have to try too hard. Always think that at the end of the day, you need to be able to survive on your own. Save-up.

25. The world is a very lonely place to be alone.
-If you have a fight with a friend, regardless if it’s your fault or not, be the bigger person and patch things up.

~ by Jocelle Villamor on June 11, 2010.