5 Life Lessons I Learned from Dr. Seuss

1. “Step with care and great tact, and remember that life’s a great balancing act.”

You cannot please everyone. You will kill yourself trying. There will always be someone who will always disapprove or have a counter argument of your thoughts and beliefs. Remember to stick to what you stand for and to not give in to anything. Having enemy’s means you stood up for something. You also have the ability to say no. If you continuously say yes to everyone, you will bury yourself in to-do lists and will pack your calendar so full you will not have time to breathe.

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2. “Just tell yourself, Duckie, you’re really quite lucky!”

This is one I believe that we don’t take into consideration enough. Especially in today’s society it seems just like second nature to complain about things that are not going the exact way that we want them to. Take a step back and look at all the ways that you are truly blesses in.

“Remember that you should be thankful for the taxes you pay because that means that you are employed, that your clothes fit a little too snug that means you have enough food to eat, your shadow that watches you work because that means that you are out in the sunshine, your lawn that has to be mowed, windows that have to be washed and the gutters that need fixing because that means I have a home, the spot that you find at the end of the parking lot because that means that you are capable of walking, all of the complaining you hear about the government because it means we have freedom of speech, the lady behind you at church that sings off key because it means that you can hear, the huge piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby and your alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am alive.” –Author Unknown

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3. “If you never did you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.”

I swear spontaneity is one of life’s best medicines behind laughter. Being content and comfortable in a position that you are currently in is just the reason you need to not continue on. No reason to stay is every reason to go. 

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 4. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”

      Although we want to view the world as rainbows and smiles, I’m going to let the cat out of the bag and say that it is anything but. Spoiler alert! Find someone who is just as passionate about something as you are whether it may be a project that you are working on or in a relationship. There is nothing more charming in a person than watching them in their own element when they are doing something that they are passionate about. In addition, things will not get better if you still keep on thinking that someone will pull through for you in a crunch when they have not proven themselves in the past. 

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 5. “Oh the things you find if you don’t stay behind.”

As much as you don’t want to believe it, it past is the past for a reason. Staying hung up on an issue, person, or position will hinder your current and future opportunities. If you are always looking back you will miss all of the blissful things that are right in front of you. Ask yourself if this will matter a year from now and make your decision as to if you are deciding to put forth such an effort to correct it.