We're all gettin older.  But are we gettin wiser?  Are we learning from others as well as from ourselves? Once we start to see our growth, going through things seems a bit more worth it.

My first trip to Australia while touring with Macklemore taught me a very valuable lesson.  Well, a you fan taught me a lesson in humility I thought I'd share to demonstrate the advantages of changing one's perspective when it comes to people's passions or points of view.

I think some of us lose that innate deductive ability.  Some of us would rather have someone else figure stuff out for us.  Why is that?  Why do we not challenge ourselves more? Shouldn't we? 

We tend to think of most things as extremes, like a light switch, either something's good or bad, on or off.  What if we were better at recognizing the space between the extremes and could choose not to go to them?

Everything comes from something.  If we want to 'do' and 'be' better, we have to recognize the difference between the present and the past.  If we don't recognize how we got to this moment, we may repeat the same mistakes.

Sometimes, you just never know...so guess!  What have you got to lose?  What have you got to learn???  Give yourself a chance to do your best and leave the rest.

Fact. No two people are exactly alike.  Fact. There is only one species of human being on the planet.  With all the obvious differences between cultures, religions, languages, and dialects, one would think we'd seek out those who are more like us. Well, we do. 

If a glass of milk gets spilled on the counter, does re-living how it got spilt over and over again help clean it up?  Doubtful.  The problem of it being spilt is different from the solution of cleaning it up.

Wouldn't it be nice if when you need something from someone, they're actually 'there' to help?  If you don't take care of your friendships, you may not have any you can count on. 

Continuing to talk about hypocrisy and how many use it to divide themselves from the rest of us.