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I don't know why but I've got this compulsion to post this advice here, and I've learned that generally ignoring compulsions like this doesn't pay off so I made this thread.

Just post small quotes or pieces of advice you've found useful in the past that you think might help some one here today.

My advice:
an old hippie friend once told me


while hippies aren't always the most educated of people I think he had a point. without action a memory is just a memory if you live as they'd have you live you'll always remember them and so will the rest of the world....


I don't know who is supposed to read this, But I hope you do.

I'm sorry for your loss, If there's anything I can do let me know... Seriously I'm here for you.

I'm really sorry to hear that Silver. I'm here to talk if you need it.

I have lots of good quotes.

Quote:

“Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.”

I don't know who said this but it's something I've held onto for years, and its helped me keep life and happiness in perspective.

That tends to surprise me every time I read that - I am I, not my body. If a finger gets cut off, or hair, I don't grieve the loss of my self. I might grieve the loss of property, the way I think about myself might change, but it doesn't make me less of a person if I had fewer limbs, or organs. You're still you.

An elderly hippie type said, and he might have been quoting from some other source, something about how he doesn't need credit for what he writes. As long as the message gets out, he doesn't care. If others come to believe they came up with the wisdom, it's ok with him because what matters is that they will retain it and pass it on.

lol my brother probably lived by that quote seeing as how he flipped off a nurse on his dying bed when she asked which finger he'd like her to test his blood sugar with.

I know some advice that comes to mind--although I think they're supposed to be more funny than helpful.
For example:

"Don't worry about beauty being skin-deep. What, do you want an adorable pancreas or something?"

"Exercise is important. When my grandmother was 65, she started walking five miles a day. Now she's 90, and we don't know where the hell she is."

These are from Internet sites, and I seriously can't think of anymore. Sorry. Hope these help--although, seriously, I doubt that they do!