Random Musings

1. Although people often check the expiration date before putting a piece of food in their mouth, they rarely do the same for the people they bring into their lives and beds. Relationships—platonic and romantic—are like food for the soul, so read people’s labels carefully before consuming years of their BS.

2. Everybody says they want love everlasting but very few are willing to do what it takes to earn it let alone keep it when they actually have love in hand.

3. You can never blame someone else for a decision that you made willingly because the choice was and always will be yours alone. The time you would spend doubting yourself can be better served by making sure you don’t repeat past mistakes.

4. Fear is a necessary challenge on the path to success. It can either stand in your way or be the thing that you stand on while rising to the next level.

5. Most people don’t understand the subtle yet major difference between a want and a need.

6. In the grand scheme of things, a wandering eye isn’t as much of a problem in a relationship as a wandering heart is. #LookButDontTouch

7. No matter how much talking is involved, people can’t communicate if no one is listening.

8. It makes no sense to ask for something you haven’t earned, but people still do anyway.

9. The older you get the more people you know and less true friends you have.

10. There are basically three kinds of people in this world: Those who are inspired by the success of others; those jealous of the success of others; those who are actually successful and could care less about the other two.

11. You should never be afraid of training your replacement unless you have no desire to evolve beyond your current position.

12. No matter how good someone’s life looks through the filtered lens of social media know that his/her reality is likely much different and far less fabulous.

13. I might not do things just to hear “thanks/thank you,” but I appreciate appreciation just as much as the next person.

14. The people you let closest to your heart are also the ones who can cut you the deepest.

15. I never want to be the smartest person in the room because that means I’m in the wrong room.

16. The greatest life lessons are not in the challenges we face but the ones we overcome.

17. Happiness is a choice (but some might disagree).

18. There’s a huge difference between compromising and settling. The former is necessary, while the latter is depressing.

19. Fatherhood is something that scares me. Not just because of my fear of failing at it (emotionally more than anything) but also because we still live in a world where we have to say #BlackLivesMatter.

20. A goal with no clear plan is just a dream.

21. If you’re not willing to lead by example, then you’re just in the way.

22. Sometimes loving yourself is harder than loving someone else, but both need to happen if either relationship stands a chance of succeeding.

23. You have to be hungry to eat at the table of success.

24. No matter how hectic things get you always have to make time for family, true friends and yourself.

25. Anything or anyone worth having is worth fighting for. There are no shortcuts for what is earned.

26. We have no choice when it comes to family, but that doesn’t mean everyone in your family can or should be trusted.

27. Someone who only falls in love with looks will never be able to see what real love looks like.

28. People don’t change overnight they change a little bit every single day based on their experiences, it’s just a matter of whether or not you’ve been paying attention.

29. No problem in a relationship was ever solved by keeping it to yourself, so speak up and speak often.

30. Losing weight isn’t about waiting around for it to miraculously leave, you have to get up off your behind and start packing its bags.

31. A drunk man tells no lies but if someone in your life has to be drunk to be truthful with you then maybe you need better friends.

32. The fairytale ending of happily ever after is misleading. Eternal happiness only comes after you do the work and continue doing it each and every day.

33. There is no such thing as a perfect marriage/relationship. Every couple will be faced with some sort of adversity that will either fracture their union or help forge an even tighter bond. The outcome is ultimately dependent on both partners’ commitment to the relationship.

34. There’s a lesson to be learned in every mistake, just some of us are quick learners and others not so much.

35. Sometimes finish lines are just starting lines in disguise.

36. Every day is an opportunity to learn something new. If you go to bed without gaining some sort of new knowledge or perspective perhaps you need to reflect on your day a little bit harder.

37. A thought is not a decision until you take action.

38. If every wish came true you would never learn to appreciate what you got the hard way.

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