School of Hard
Knocks: Tough-Guy Perspectives

(disclaimer:  only for
those looking for this type of motivation)

If you want something, you have to 1) believe in it, and 2)
fight for it.

Whatever’s going to happen is going to happen, so you might
as well stay positive and enjoy it in the meantime.

You can’t keep doing what you’ve been doing- you have to
accept that it’s not working.  Do
something different.

Life is not easy, Life is not fair, Bad things happen to
good people- and Life can still be shot through with times of joy, love, and
satisfaction that make it all worth it- you have to look for these things that
are already there and create those that aren’t.

Life cycles.  And you
will cycle through it.  Don’t expect bad
things to not happen- it’s just not realistic. 
Rather, show and plan for how you might cope and nurture yourself.

If you want the option to appreciate good days, then you
need to understand that you need to appreciate bad days.  They also have something to offer- they
become “bad” because you label them that way- because they’re not following
your plan.  What if your plan is
flawed?  What if you DON”T know better
all the time?

“Sleepwalking” is going unmindfully through this life- wake
up, wake up, wake up.  Use your senses,
slow down.

Sometimes there is no such thing as “I’m trying.”  You’re either doing it or not. 

If you can find time to bathe each day, you can find time to
practice other healthy behaviors.

You and your life are NOT a problem to be solved.  Life is, “trying things to see what works”-
exploring the empty pieces of the puzzle, not completing every little piece the
way the directions say.