Hard Truths I’ve (Recently) Learned
1: You don’t get Fitbit steps by wearing walking shoes.
2: The heat index is real.
3: Toilet paper doesn’t buy itself.
4: The dog likes me best when I’m giving her a treat.
5: When I say “I don’t want to do anything today,” I mean, “I only want to do what I want to do today.”
6: I spend most days not doing what I want.
7: Doing what I want is really hard.
8: Some days it is simply too hot to be outside (see #2 above).
9: If you talk about race, folks won’t like you as much.
10: Your brain isn’t always your friend.
11: I can get addicted to Mountain Dew in a New York minute.
12: I am not as smart as I think I am.
13: Many, many things are more important to folks than their love for you.
14: I wig out easily.
15: As a former lawyer, I will never serve on a jury.
16: I want to get all the difficult things taken care of so I can enjoy my life, but it’s like what my Daddy said about his colleagues who railed against the time they wasted putting out fires when they needed to get back to their real work, not realizing putting out fires WAS their real work—this is life, admit it and get on with it.
Rick DeStefanis
A lot of wisdom……
Ellen Morris Prewitt
Though it came late in life . . .
Luanne
Yeppers, although I am ahead of you on #11 and only belatedly learned #12. I got your email–thank you so much!
Ellen Morris Prewitt
I drank Mt. Dew like water when I practiced law, and only recently picked them up again when I returned to Mississippi. Is there a connection? Who knows, but I got RIGHT BACK ADDICTED TO THEM. Lands. LMK if I can do anything else re: the email. Glad to help anyway I can.
Luanne
Thank you so much, Ellen. So appreciated!!! What is it with Mountain Dew? They must put something secret in it . . . . A lot of people think it’s kind of disgusting, but we know better, right ;)? haha I drink MD in the morning instead of coffee or tea. But now that I need to get into that mother of the groom dress I need to rethink my mornings. I know you do not have this dress fitting into problem, but I do in recent years.
Ellen Morris Prewitt
I love the stuff. And Diet Dew, too. My trainer used to say, “They’ll make fun of you if you drink Diet Mt Dew. Do it anyway.” I do. 🙂
Osyth
Yup to all those …. Except this Mountain Dew (and it’s skinny sister) …. I’ve never tried it – do I dare?
Ellen Morris Prewitt
Use caution, extreme caution. 🙂