life lessons 2008

another year has almost come and gone..here is a little bit of what i have to show for it:

• all WE need is love!
• there is a rainy day for every sunny so we'll never forget to love the sunny one's when they come around.
• planet earth is full of a bunch of weirdos.
• laughter heals the heart.
• along with laughter, writing poetry and making music will heal the heart and feed the soul.
• family=most important. always. always. always.
• "where words fail, music speaks." -hans christian anderson
• daydreaming about hawaii can make every bad day better.
• clara schumann was pretty hardcore.
• we are our hair.
• fake it till you make it. that right there, as silly as it may sound, is the key to success.
• it really is possible to draw super cool things on an etch a sketch.
• 90% of guys don't know how to treat a beautiful girl the way they should.
• no matter how bad today seems, you will always find yourself missing it tomorrow.
• "here comes the sun do do do do..and i say, it's alright..."
• the beatles really are as awesome as we make them out to be.
• if you love someone, let them know.
• it's completely normal to get sunburned one day and wear snow boots the next when you live in logan, utah.
• the only thing we can rely on in life is that it will always take us by surprise.
• when worse comes to worst, wear stretchy pants.
• jason mraz really is sexy and joshua radin really is sweet.
• sightsinging testers really don't care about how awful your voice is, so stop being embarrassed for nothing.
• speaking of being embarrassed..."we all use the toilet the same way."-scott bennett. there is no such thing as intimidating, inferiority, or embarrassment unless you willingly create it yourself.
• "lice don't care if you're clean or dirty, they just want a warm place to live." -c.b.
• if you don't love what you're doing, you should reconsider what you're doing.
• what doesn't kill you WILL make you stronger.
• 4 part writing is a lot like the game, "plinko."
• live life with a purpose.
• patience is a virtue and one we all need more of; especially me.
• peace on earth starts with people who can actually be genuine.
• I LOVE PLANET EARTH.
• forgiveness is the strongest emotion.
• if someone lets you down, give them a scond chance. if it happens again give them one more. again...walk away, for their sake more than your own.
• being ignored hurts more than anything in the world.
• sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
• do not settle. do not cut yourself short of what you deserve.
• seinfeld is the best tv show ever created. tied only with the office...depending on the day.
• no test week is a big fat lie.
• "never leave the one you love for the one you like, or the one you love will leave you for the one who loves them."
• it's better to be single and lonely than to be with someone who makes you wish you were single.
• failure and success are only a state of mind.
• brian fellows and/or upsidedowndogs.com can cure any bad mood.
• professors are just rude people who get a stupid title in order to make other people's lives miserable through huge amounts of unnecessary stress related to a letter grade that really doesn't mean much of anything in the end.
• the regret of never knowing what could have been will always far surpass the initial fear of rejection or failure.
• missionary letters are the best.
• i seriously need to learn how to manage my money and get more sleep.
• little kids rock.
• i will always miss President Hinckley. so much.
• life is short, and fragile; don't waste it.
• when life gets hard, hold pinkeys.
• haikus are my one and only true love.
• the people that work at jamba juice like it when you're so poor you have to pay them with the spare change you scraped together because then they don't have to fill the cash drawer with change at the end of the day.
• be there for the people who are there for you.
• laugh so hard your tummy hurts as often as possible.
• there is never anything so bad that getting down on your knees and asking for help won't fix.
• peeing your pants really isn't the coolest.
• nothing beats getting in your grubbies, turning one some reggae, and spending the evening painting.
• there is a never ending supply of good music out there, and thank heavens for that!
• love is freindship on fire.
• every pot has it's lid.
• if anyone has seen my lid, please point him in my direction. :)
• it can always be worse, so appreciate what you have.
• good local shows are the best.
• never lose hope.