Simple Truths

• Don't blame others for your messes, it will only hinder your forward progress.
• The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
• We teach people how to treat us.
• We forge our own "destiny" and with rare exception, others cannot be blamed or credited for our failures and successes.
• A "negative energy" can only affect you so much as you allow it to.
• You have power over your life, do not will it away by attributing what happens to you to "fate", "evil/negative energies" or other individuals. Be honest with yourself and take critical evaluations of how you got to where you are at and then make a detailed plan of action on how to change the circumstances and parts of your life you are unhappy with.
• Love and accept yourself if you expect others to.
• Work hard but do not work for an endeavor that is futile.
• Seek joy over happiness. Happiness is a fleeting emotion but joy comes from within and can see you through the most difficult of circumstances.
• Realize that no one and no object has the power to complete your life or bring joy. Joy comes from within and can persist through the darkest of circumstances.
• No situation is completely hopeless.
• "Luck" really is not luck but 99.9% of the time a result of effort, hard work, and time.
• Learn patience, it will serve all areas of your life well.
• We live in an on-demand, fast food world but often things take time.  Learn a bit of patience.
• Temper patience with reality.
• Do not wait for jobs or people to come to you. No person or higher power will send FedEx to your doorstep to hand deliver things you have not worked for and sought out.
• Balance kindness with self-respect and standing up for yourself. Do not allow yourself to become a doormat, remember, we teach people how to treat us.