Advice to My Younger Self

·        Pretending to be smart clearly shows you’re a fool.

·        Never swear, unless you’re fighting. 

·        Talk less and listen more. 

·        Accept that friends will disappear, move away, change or die. 

·        Never feel defeated, erase failure from your vocabulary.

·        Spend more time with family than with friends. 

·        Read a lot. Never waste a minute of your life.

·        Keep learning until you die. 

·        Love yourself more than anything in the world. 

·        Always believe that the best is yet to come, it’s true anyway.

·        Love everything you do and be the best you can be. 

·        Be passionate against injustices. 

·        Help everyone you can. And expect nothing in return. 

 

·        Smile, be kind, and polite. 

·        Never abuse anyone weaker (or stronger) than you.

·        If you don’t have the cash, don’t buy it.  

·        Don’t wait for it to come, go get it. 

·        Appreciate art, books and movies, but love music. 

·        Change jobs often, until you find one that makes you happy. 

·        Sadness and defeat will show up often, but they’ll never stay long.

·        Crying is a good release for your soul. 

·        Enjoy life every day.  

·        Smile every morning when you open your eyes. 

·        Drugs and alcohol should never guide your life. 

·        Believe that you’re better than anybody, just don’t show it. 

·        Have faith, be spiritual. 

·        Be positive and trustful. 

·        Be careful when choosing friends, partners and bosses. 

·        Take risks often. If you fail, try again. 

·        Don’t hate hateful people, just dislike them. 

·        Avoid prejudice and discrimination above all. 

·        Be kind but not weak. 

·        Be strong but not rude. 

·        Be humble but not timid. 

·        Be proud but not arrogant. 

·        Stay away from regrets and rancor. 

·        Get rid of pessimism. 

·        Never worry too much, it gets better. 

·        Don’t waste your time, volunteer. 

·        If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. 

·        You’ll regret a million things but never your good deeds. 

·        Above all, be faithful to the ones you love. 

·        Never hate your former friends, former girlfriends or former wives. 

·        Respect and appreciate nature, it never did anything bad to you. 

·        Love pets, they’re like humans, except they’re better in every way. 

·        Authority figures are not always intelligent, competent or right. 

·        There are no adults; everyone is as clueless as you are. 

·        Life is too short for bad books, boring movies and shitty people. 

·        I don’t know what to say about God, but if you’re good, that’s good enough. 

·        Negativity and pessimism will scare friends away and shorten your life.

·        Positive persons never commit suicide. 

·        Always imagine a brilliant future, even if the present is dark. 

·        Good and evil exists in everybody; keep your evil side inside at all times.

·        Praise and condemn with equal vehemence. 

·        The life you live is the life you were destined to have, have no regrets.

·        There are only good friends, bad friends don’t exist.  

·        If you only get three wishes with the last one, always ask for three more.

·        Remember that physical beauty disappears but not a beautiful mind. 

·        Always take the initiative. 

·        Develop your own voice. 

·        Don’t fear rejection. 

·         Learn to live with your mistakes. 

·        Always question authority, authority sucks.

·        Get involved and never forget that you’re a citizen of the world.

·        Don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t deceive and don’t betray. 

·        Be a rebel, a dissident and a leader.

·        Speak up, protest and object.

·        Don’t panic, you can start over every morning.

·        Stop ignoring your own advice. 

Edmundo Barraza 
Lancaster, Ca. Mar-2015
http://edbar1952-accomplishedignorant.blogspot.com