Wise Words

Bits of wisdom shared by mentors from my youth have stayed with me throughout my life.  I have surpassed the age some of those people lived and aspire to reach the term of life that others reached.  At times I find those same words spouting forth almost involuntarily from my mouth when it seemed my thoughts were private.  Today I think I'll just put some of them out there as they come to me.

• Better to spend your dollars at the grocery store than a doctor's office
• Self-reliant children are the best evidence of good parenting
• If you do not understand the need for government, look at a parking lot covered with snow as cars park
• There is a time and a season for all things, not always recognized until it has passed
• You cannot unscramble an egg
• Any experience is only as important as the memories that thrive from it
• Don't sweat the small stuff, and afterward it's all just small stuff (yes I was told this long before it became a best selling book)
• Somewhere in every family, there is a renegade
• Small children and dogs are the best judges of character at first impression
• Be loyal to your personal convictions and you will never regret your actions
• Value learning or be taught the lessons anyway
• ...to be continued