Thanks to the wiser

Reposting this from Ragamuffin Soul:

40 Thoughts On The Final Day Of My 30′s.

I'm not at thirty yet, but I've always been a bit precocious, and I have never been all that great at being as sincerely authentic, in an emotionally-balanced, healthy kind of way, as I would like.

And these are just a couple of the many reasons I admire Los - he seeks authenticity and doesn't find the need to make apologies for how uncomfortable speaking truth can make those hiders, perfectionists, and wannabes out there.

Thanks for sharing your truth, Los. I'm guaranteed to live out the last of my 20's well, and live into my 30's better, for your words of honesty.

Some of my favorites:

1. Stop chasing your dream. By the time you are 6 feet under, no one will remember how hard you chased, they will only remember if you LIVED your dream. Stop chasing the dream and start living it.

3. Don’t smile a little more. Smile all the time. It changes you and those around you.

6. The feeling she gives you when she looks at you that way…it’s the same feeling your wife used to give you before she knew your junk. Don’t give in. Don’t do it. It’s not real and it’s not worth it.

20. Listen More… Speak Less. Comforting someone is more about the sides of your head instead of the front of it.

23. You had less than $10 in the bank account when you filled out the paperwork to adopt Losiah. You will never be “ready” enough to take a risk.  Begin now.

24. Just Jump. Jump high, Jump far, Jump often.  Just Jump.

25. You can’t even roll a garden hose correctly. Don’t take yourself so seriously.

28. It’s YOUR story. Not THEIRS. You hold the Sharpie and you get to write it.

37. It’s God’s kindness that leads to repentance. Not shame, guilt, beating yourself up or an obstacle course. Simply God’s kindness. That. Changes. Everything.

39. Make sure you feel your heart pound in your chest everyday. Whether from a run, a kiss, or a risk.  Make. It. Pound.