Just to save everyone younger than me some time

After some thought and discussion today with a couple of friends, we came upon these discoveries.  What you thought was important say on Tuesday may not be on Thursday.  If you plan to play by the rules, remember that the rules may change at anytime. What other people think is right for you may not be at all. What seemed like a good plan in your 20's may not seem so great in your 50's. It is OK to change your mind. Don't get hung up on stuff.  It is just that, stuff.  You can loose stuff quickly during a natural disaster. The older you get all that stuff looses its appeal,  and it is really difficult to store it and keep track of it all.  My Dad always told me not to marry a house.  I see his point the older I get. I love my house in Rowlesburg but there are "miles to go and promises to keep before I sleep."  Don't expect everyone to think like you do, they won't. You will always wish you knew 10 years ago what you know now.  At 50 or so you will really wish you took a little better care of your body.  You will look at your wedding picture sometime in middle age and try to remember looking that young. You will wish you spent a lot less time cleaning and more time making messes. You will be glad at 50 you did those dumb things with your friends when you were a kid because you sure are too tired for that now. You will always remember your first kiss, your favorite teacher, your first car, and that boy you shouldn't have dated. You will wonder what you were thinking when you got your hair cut like that, and why you bought that outfit.  If you are lucky, you will fall passionately in love with your own child, you will walk barefoot in the sand,  make a snowman with your grand kids, and remain close to your childhood friends.