• When dealing with a self-centered person, it is okay to also be self-centered a little bit, and only deal with them when you're able to handle it.


• Love is only love when it's reciprocated. Otherwise it's just infatuation.


• When in trouble
  or in doubt
  run in circles
  scream and shout


• Be aware of what's going on around you. Adventurers lurk around every corner, and their intentions could be anything.


• In a buffet setting of snacks, it is polite to use a new plate for each visit, only take what you are able to eat, and take reasonable portions at a time so that everyone gets a chance to share.


• If you bring Diet Coke to the party, then there will be Diet Coke at the party.


• Patterns can be found in many places. Not all of them connect.


• Our differences are what make us unique, but remember to account for them.


• A fortune cookie that is empty is unfortunate.


• Working smarter and not harder is useful, but sometimes brute force is an answer.


• Take naps.


• Hydrate!


• Perfection, even if it is attainable, is not sustainable.


• Clothing can be washed.


• An item thrifted is an item that is strong enough to have survived at least one owner, and is less of a loss if it doesn't survive another.


• Know your own limits, and follow them.


• The number one rule is to have fun. This is most easily done when no one is unhappy or in pain.


• It's okay to stop doing something if it's not worth finishing.


• Not all family is assigned at birth. Not everyone assigned at birth needs to stay family.


• Love fast, love hard, and love often, but remember that love and trust are not the same thing.


• Children are people, too; just smaller and in need of more help.


• Know the difference between surviving, living, and thriving, and choose the one that's most attainable.


• If you feel like everyone hates you, sleep.


• If you feel like you hate everyone else, eat.


• If you feel like you hate yourself, bathe.


• If there is no hate, only indifference, reach out to a friend.


• Take care of yourself first, or you won't be able to take care of anyone else.


• Feel emotions. Process them, and let them pass in their own time.


• Bad therapy is worse than no therapy, but good therapy is worth more than a life.


• Bad relationships are worse than no relationships. Only choose someone that makes life better than it could be alone.


• Sticks are incredibly useful


• Most things can be negotiated, but choose your battles wisely. Not everything is worth fighting for.


• Keep what you need, share what you can, and take what is offered.


• Everything can be fixed, but it will never be exactly the same - it needed fixed for a reason.


• Native plants need less care. Find an environment that is kind to you.


• Plan for down time


• Games come with a goal and a rule book. If either is not provided, that's not a game.


• Love the things you share your space with


• Age matters most for whiskey and cheese; not so much people.


• Smile while you still have teeth (and still keep smiling after)


• Life is short. Buy the shoes, take the trip, eat the cake, sleep with the guitar player.


• Life needs dreams. Keep sleeping.


• If you don't have wrinkles, you haven't laughed enough.


• Bad decisions make good stories.


• If you think you are too small to matter, you have never been in a small room with an angry wasp.


• If no one time travels back to stop you from doing the thing, how bad could it possibly be?


• Do it now or you'll forget it later.


• Follow your heart, but take your brain with you.


• Food is essential to life. Therefore, make it good.


• If plan A fails, there are 25 more letters in the alphabet, and a lot of fun squiggles to draw besides.


• Don't take anything too seriously.


• The key to success is probably in the couch cushions somewhere. (I'll keep looking)


• If you want the best seat in the house, you'll have to move the cat.


• Better a man with half a dick than some dick who's half a man.


• Always commit to the bit.


• Soup is a potion.


• There are so many colors in the rainbow, so many colors in the morning sun
  So many colors in a flower, so let's use every one


• Blessed are those who run around in circles, for they shall be known as wheels.


• Too much is usually better than not enough.


• Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.


• Tolerance and acceptance are two sides of the same apathy. Aim for love, joy, and delight; and don't be afraid to cause enough dislike and resentment to get the haters out of the way.


• Make sure to know yourself and show yourself, not just the mask.


• Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.


• Dance like no one is watching.


• A listening ear and a helping hand are the best things to share in times of grief. That, or snacks.


• Don't offer a lecture to someone who needs a hug.


• To live forever, be hard to forget. Make art, make a difference, and be kind.


• May the monsters that find you know you as friend and not food.


• Nothing is ever all there is. If there isn't any more, make some.