31 Things I’ve learnt since 1981

- You will never be able to make somebody love you, but you can make them hate you.
- Photographs of yourself always look better 5 years later.
- Broken hearts mend eventually. It's the inner peace that tends to stay unsettled.
- The place you will love living in the most is the place where you like who you are the best.
- 100% of people are misunderstood.
- Some of the best times of your life will be when you're high.
- Some of the worst times of your life will be when you're high.
- I will never like olives.
- Sometimes when you think you're stressed its just because you're hungry.
- You will regret at least one tattoo.
- Putting things on paper lightens the burden by 50%. Write.
- Social Media and sugar are for enjoyment and not sustenance.
- People are never who you think they are. Be open to being surprised.
- You will need to rethink your opinions every so often to check if it is still the way you feel. Experience changes everything.
- Shorter nails are more conducive for typing.
- Sex is empowering but it can also fuck you up.
- Despite always claiming otherwise, you will eventually show signs of becoming your parents.
- We look better in heels.
- You will eventually tire of crazy fashion.
- To not forget your roots does not mean you have to stay put.
- Everyone has a story. Everyone has a reason. Everyone has a secret.
- It will upset you that you never do the things you used to do.
- It will make you happy that you aren't the person you used to be.
- Phoning your grandparents will make them happier than you can ever imagine.
- The youth will irritate you because they know not what they have. Just ask your parents.
- Death, taxes and parking fines are inevitable.
- You will never have enough sleep.
- Compassion is key.
- The only way to be inspired is to travel or to break out of routine.
- Goldfish die.
- You will never be Beyonce.
God damn woman you get shit! straight up
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