30 things I know to be true, at the age of 30.....

So it's my birthday, and I thought that I would amaze myself with a brilliant list of 30 things that I know to be true about me and life in general. (in no real order, just whatever I thought of) I hope I don't get too cliche on ya.

1) God is our rock, redeemer, and breath. He is always there for us and always will be.

2) We are truly messed up people, but we have to be OK with that. Who wants to be perfect anyway?

3) We will never please everyone.

4) Sarcasm IS a second language and some don't speak it, or understand it, which can get awkward!

5) We may not be satisfied with our physical appearance, but we can't change all the things that we don't like, so we need to learn to love ourselves for who we are, not for who we want to be.

6) READ. Expand your mind and enhance your conversational skills.

7) Friends are important. Being alone is not fun.

8) Family is not who you are related to by blood or marriage, they are the people you love and allow to love you.

9) No matter what horrors are in your past, God is the great healer of heart, mind, and soul.

10) No one can tell you who you are or who you should be. Life is a one man show, you are the actor, God is the writer, director, and producer.

11) 30 is a scary number. 40 is scarier. 100 is old!!

12) Dishes and cleaning won't do themselves, but going for a walk or spending time outdoors is more important, and the cleaning can be done when it rains.

13) Kids are funny, annoying, and sweet. Some days they are more of one than the others.

14) Be careful with your words, they have a lot of power.

15) Food is AWESOME!! Celery and water is NOT a meal!!

16) Laughing loudly is a great cure for a lot of things.

17) Freshly laundered sheets and a comfy bed are as close to heaven as one can get.

18) Just because you have power, doesn't mean people will respect you.

19) Respect is earned, it cannot be demanded. You get respect by being authentic and humble.

20) Sometimes drawing attention to yourself is a good thing, sometimes it is not.

21) Pick your battles.

22) Hockey is a national sport for a reason.

23) Some people are crazy, if its a good kind of crazy, let go and join them.

24) Don't take life too seriously, it's SO not worth it, we won't be here for very long anyway.

25) Full length mirrors were invented for a reason.

26) Magnifying mirrors are not cool!

27) Everyone is beautiful, valuable, and worthy of love and respect.

28) Music can make you dance, smile, cry, or bring you to your knees in worship

29) I'm not as smart as I think I am.

30) Age is just a number, really, it is how you act and feel. Sometimes you need to act older, sometimes, you act your age, and sometimes you need to act like a kid.

So there you go! It may not seem all that noteworthy to you, but it was fun to write.