"Last Minute Save!"

I had no idea what I was gonna do for a post tonite, and then I was saved when this arrived in my inbox. And I thought I had courage!

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"What I've Learned So Far"

Despite being one of the now almost-famous idiots, I have managed to learn a few things over the years. Some of them may seem obvious to some of you, but here are a few that have stuck with me.

I’ve learned that I have more than 6 sisters and 5 brothers, and that I can never have too many.

I’ve learned that putting an egg in a bowl of water before microwaving it in it’s shell is even stupider than just microwaving the egg by itself (although the bang was pretty impressive)

I’ve learned to enjoy living alone, but the thought of dying alone still scares the crap out of me.

I’ve learned that I am the centre of the universe, but that it doesn’t mean I’m any more important than all of the satellites spinning around me (and if you understand what I mean by that, you’re probably smarter than I am)

I’ve learned that it is much easier for me to learn something I am passionate about.

I’ve learned that worrying about something I have no control over does me no good, but I still haven’t learned how not to worry.

I’ve learned that my brothers are not nearly as different from me as I used to think.

I’ve learned that the big bad world is a scary monster when you face it alone, and that you can laugh and spit in its eye when you have people who care about you standing by your side.

I’ve learned (the hard way) that turning off a light switch does not mean there is no current at the fixture.

And the single most important thing I’ve learned so far is this:

Never assume that just because someone has judged you unfairly, that others, especially those who love you, will do the same. It took me about 20 years to figure this one out, and the price I paid doesn’t bear thinking about. I’m sure that women and people of colour and other minorities deal with the same or worse than the homophobia I was raised with, but maybe they learn this lesson more quickly than I did simply because it’s pretty tough to hide your gender or your skin colour in a closet. The good news is that the peace I’ve found, since I figured out I can be myself and still be loved, makes it all worthwhile.

“I must learn to love the fool in me, the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries” – Theodore Isaac Rubin

“If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.” – Mark Twain

love
Larry

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I have nothing to add except this.

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again."--- Maya Angelou

love
peter