01. ALWAYS HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR
Having a good sense of humor is a wonderful quality in a person.  You have to be able to laugh in your life and not let things get you down.  Try to always find the humor in any situation.

02. BE AN INDEPENDENT LEADER
Do not EVER be a follower.  Do what makes you happy and do not worry about what anyone else thinks about that.  The only person you have to live for in life is YOU!

03. HAVE GOOD SELF ESTEEM
You are PERFECT in every way and don’t ever let anyone feel that you are not!

04. EXCERCISE & EAT RIGHT
Make sure you do some sort of physical activity every day and do not stop, because it is too hard to start back up.  Feed your body the right foods.  Your body and mind will thank you for it!

05. PICK QUALITY FRIENDS
Don’t waste your time with superficial people.  Surround yourself with quality friends and always be a good friend to them.  You will be happy you did later on down the road.

06. DON’T WASTE YOUR SCHOOL YEARS
Work hard in school and make a great life for your self so that you do not spend the rest of your life regretting that you didn’t.  You can get your school work done and still have time for fun.  Take school seriously.

07. DON’T LIVE FOR LOVE
Love will come!!!  Do not spend every minute looking for it, or trying to make relationships work that just don’t, just for the sake of “love.”  Trust me, when the right person comes along, YOU WILL KNOW, and even when they do, it still takes a lot of work.

08. LEARN HOW TO MANAGE MONEY PROPERLY
Learn how to budget, learn the dangers of credit and learn the importance of saving money.  They do not teach you this in school and it is probably one of the most important things you need to know in life.  Money can make you happy, but can also destroy you if you mismanage it!

09. PARTICIPATE IN A TEAM SPORT
I want you to be involved in some sort of team sport.  The unspoken lessons you will learn and the memories you will create will last a lifetime.

10. BE NICE
Be nice to everyone!

I feel obligated to post about Hurricane Katrina tonight.  I have been glued to the television since I got home from work.  At one point I just sat there and cried.  Because I live at the beach on the east coast, I am no stranger to Hurricanes.  We had quite a bit of damage in 2003, when Isabel hit us.  But Isabel was nothing compared to the images I have seen today.  I understand the hard decision people are faced with when a hurricane comes.  Do you stay or go?  If you stay, then maybe, you can alleviate some of the damage as it is happening, but you could also be stuck in a bad situation.  It’s a tough decision.

As far as the looting that is going on, it makes me sick to my stomach.  In a time when people need to be helping one another, there are those that are so selfish, that looting would be at the top of their priorities. 

It seems that the hurricanes are coming stronger and more often now.  My grandparents were in Pensacola when Ivan hit last year.  My grandfather did not make it through it.  It was a horrible situation.  Nadine’s husband, god bless him, works for the local power company and every time one of these hurricanes hit, he is called to duty and has to travel for weeks at a time to help people restore power.

My heart hurts for all the people that were in Katrina’s path.  I hope that this nightmare is over soon.  It leaves me wondering, when will it be our turn?

No poopin on the beach!!!  What about the human waste?

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