1.  The power of experiencing live music is not to be underestimated.

2.  One game can bring together a whole world.

3.  Similarities are more abundant that differences.

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“There are three types of people in the world.

Those who can count.

And those who can’t.”

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1.  Yesterday, I heard a man speak about courage.  He stated that the most courageous people he has ever met are the ones, regardless of education-background-race-age, who have had the courage to change, to look at their lives, realize what is not working, and find the courage to do life differently, to become better people, and to ultimately add to our overall human experience in a positive way.  Courage is what it takes to face something head-on, without retreating, when it really counts.  I learned I am courageous.

2.  This week I have learned that we must never assume there may never be another chance to connect with someone.  Give of yourself today, as today is all we have.

3.  UCLA has it’s own planetarium.  It’s been there since the 1960′s.  I did not know it existed even when I attended UCLA.  Once again learning the lesson that valuable resources are all around us and ours to experience – if we open our eyes and seek with curiosity and a love of learning new things.

1.  I am officially the parent of a teenager and I am not dealing particularly well with that information OR with my teenager….

2.  Guilt is like reverse pride – and thus, not a good character trait.   What a relief!!!!!   I can let it ALL go.

3.  I miss the Time Lady.  853-1212.  Or 853 any four numbers – from any area code.  I can honestly still hear her voice, “At the tone the time will be…….beeeeep!”  I now have no beep to set my life to in questionable times….hmmm…something more to ponder.

1.  Next time I am asked what I think, I will realize that all the other person wants is confirmation of his or her own thoughts or ideas.

2.  Mars and Venus collide too often.  It’s amazing we still have a solar system.

3.  Patching something that leaks does not guarantee that it won’t leak again.  How apropos to all of life’s travails.

1.  A down comforter on a chilly fall morning.

2.  Glimpsing a Netflix envelope in the mail pile.

3.  Long hugs from a tired boy.