1. In my heart I know to be true that Hershey’s Syrup is much tastier when drank straight from the bottle. People who tell you otherwise just haven’t tried.

 

  • Learning not only helps us grow intellectually, but it keeps us interesting in conversation, relationships and in life. Never stopping learning. School can end, but learning should not.

 

 

  • Lunch breaks are essential. Getting up, stepping outside, looking up and letting the sun fall on your face? That moment might be the best in your day.

 

 

  • Reading while working out? I believe it’s the best way to work out. I don’t buy into any of the physical fitness stories that tell you that you shouldn’t read while working out. The people in those articles might have six packs, but they can’t know the joy of staying on the elliptical for another 15 minutes just so you can get through the good part in your story.

 

 

  • It’s okay to draw a line in the sand and say no to (some) technology. You aren’t saying no to progress. You’re just placing boundaries on how much technology you let into your life.

 

 

  • When you work at a job with sick days, I believe it’s your obligation to use them rather than go to work sick. It’s not a cop-out. It’s a kindness to everyone you’re preventing from catching your crud.

 

 

  • Handwritten notes being joy to the recipient, but also the sender. As written letters become more and more rare, their significance only  increases.

 

 

  • We all have a right to respond to a question with some variation of, “That’s none of your business.” You can say it nicely, but you shouldn’t feel bad for saying it.

 

 

  • I believe it’s okay to be an introvert. It makes me cringe when I hear someone say, “And we’ll give everyone a chance to … to get over [some synonym for being introverted].” Just because some of us are quiet doesn’t mean we aren’t contributing.

 

 

  • I believe in the power of giggling. Few sounds in the world cheer me up more than the sound of someone, anyone, uncontrollably giggling.

 

 

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