Life is too short to…

Never actually cash in the rainy day fund. I don’t know anybody that didn’t cry
during the first 15 minutes of the Disney/Pixar movie UP.  Learn from Mr. Fredricksen.

Life is too short to…

Not make goals, but don’t make those goals your master.  Set them. Own them. Just
know that they are marks in life and not something that should blind you from
other wonderful things.

Life is too short to…

To be petty.  Yet, it’s important that you age better than your classmates or exes.
You can’t let them win.

Life is too short to…

Not learn. Make it part of your focus to learn something new every day. Not all of
it has to be huge, like learning a new language. Make a new dish, drink or
actually take the time to read all the crap your phone does. Spend some more
time with that thing you hate doing at work. Read something.

Life is too short to…

Assume the worst. You might as well remain as optimistic as possible in your endeavors and
relationships. Not everyone can be you, so take pride in that.

Life is too short to…

Convince yourself you are good at things you are not good at. Boosting your confidence
is great, but cut ties with lying to yourself.  Keep singing because you
enjoy it. I assure you, you sound nothing like Adel.

Life is too short to…

Not love stupid things. You should have a list of things
to love that you shouldn’t care if others love them as well.  I only drink
unsweet tea.  I love Disney.

Life is too short to…

Not walk fast. Yes, it’s wise to stop and smell the roses,
but I have always felt that you can smell more roses if you walk faster.

Life is too short to…

Not hug. It’s easy. Deep down inside all of us want one. A 3 count is good. Unless it’s from
the creepy guy in accounting, then hugs are bad.

Life is too short to…

Not allow yourself to be influenced by the world. Take
it in. Just make sure your influences are healthy and not counterproductive in your
efforts to be “you”.

Life is too short to…

Hang onto baggage that comes with no positive lesson. Baggage helps teach us things, but
once it becomes a crutch, it has to go. Know when to let go.

Life is too short to…

Keep staring at your phone looking for something more
interesting to do.  I assure you, there is not an app out there that is
more interesting than life. Go force yourself to live life and crush some real
candy.

Life is too short to…

Engage in arguments with idiots. I’ve never felt the
need to win an argument with an idiot. Idiots are idiots. You will never teach
them anything, so you might as well cut your loses early in the conversation.
Resist the urge to comment on their posts because no good will ever come of it.

Life is too short to…

Keep score in your relationships. Nothing in life is
ever 50/50, so suck it up and come to terms with that. Healthy relationships
are not based on scores or percentages. You have enough competition in your
day, keep it out of your relationship.

Life is too short to…

Leave things in bubble wrap. What good is it to have
something that nobody has and you yourself have never touched, read, listened
to or played with? Nothing is what it is perceived to be worth anymore.
Just look at all the junk you were one day going to make millions off of
on eBay and didn’t. When I was a kid, I had planned to retire on my comic book and baseball card collection…yeah…

Life is too short to…

Be mad at stupid shit. Sometimes you hold on to anger so
long that you forget why it pissed you off in the first place. You have to let
it go or it becomes poison.

Life is too short to…

Not buy her a drink. To not dance with the stranger that
is asking. To not smile back at the random person that smiled at you. In the
end, what does it really hurt?  There are no good stories about the time
you almost danced or almost had a drink with someone.

Life is too short to…

Not be cordial or tolerant of people.  Sure,
voice your opinion and argue when you need to, but don’t continue to be a dick
or hold a grudge against them. Trust me, you think more about them than they do
of you.

Life is too short to…

not tell people you love them. I stopped taking myself
serious years ago and have no problem telling people I care about them. Trust
me, nobody ever lays on their death bed saying “shit, I think I loved too
much”. That regret never happens. Unless you are a prostitute.

Life is too short to…

not #Tryharder. You’ve gone this far, you might as well
finish what you started.