Of Course I Hear Voices: I Own Parrots

Some lessons learned the mostly the hard way: Simplify as much as you can: It makes life easier Bad things will happen. It will cause drama. How you handle the drama will be a huge piece of how well you recover from it. When your life is a mess, you never know where you will find people and things that help you feel normal again (as evidenced at work today) Just because you want something, even if your reasoning is sound and it is totally understandable, doesn't mean the other people involved have the resources to make it happen.  Cherish the things and people that make you happy People may sometimes surprise you Be observant enough to know when to take things personally and when to just let it go Be honest, but not harsh or hateful. Words..even just texted words (these even more so because they can be looked at and obsessed over time and time again) can hurt break your heart and batter your soul. Sometimes it takes a while to find your place in life...don't give up...