The Lessons

1. Listen to your mother. And read her blog. But not her diary.
2. Sleep is precious.
3. Everyone sucked toes at one point.
4. This world is so much bigger than we can ever know. 
5. We can learn from many people who we haven't met yet.
6. You can make change by how you live your life.
7. You can be loved and find peace in that.
8. Get to know your crazies.
9. Learning might be scaring, but it's probably best in the end.
10. Our loved ones are not projects. Neither are the pets. Seriously.
11. Don't hate yourself in order to change. Do it out of love.