Thursday, October 20, 2005

Ugly truth

It is good to be pretty than not very pretty
It is good to be athletic than not athletic
It is good to own cheaper clothes than try to keep up with the newest trend in fashion
It is good to be easy going than high maintenance.
It is good to have a faith in something than no faith at all
It is good to be straight rather than gay
It is good to be decisive than indecisive
It is good to own a house than to rent one
It is good to love nature than to love technology
It is good to be involved in arts than business
It is good be prompt than to be late
It is good to enjoy the moment than to try to get to the next moment
It is good to read than to watch TV.
It is good to have seen all movies than no movies at all
It is good spend time with friends than to work
It is good to spend time with family than to work
It is good to except all people where they are than to not except some people
It is good to like silver more than gold
It is good to like all kinds of music than just certain kinds
It is good to be single and honest than to be in a relationship where truth is lacking
It is good to be married and have kids than to be single
It is good to be thin than overweight
It is good to quit a job for a dream than to just dream it
It is good to hike the entire Appalachian Trail than just pieces of it
It is good to have a goal than to wander aimlessly
It is good to give yourself permission to do nothing than to feel like you have to do everything.
It is good to not have any favorite TV shows so that you can miss them anytime.
It is good to not be addicted to anything than allow it to have control over you.
It is good to be honest than to lie
It is good to admit that you are a liar than to try to hide that truth.
It is good to admit that you need others than to try to be independent
It is good to believe in God than in yourself
It is good to want to help others find life rather than death
It is good to be awake than to sleep
It is good to sleep when you need it then try to say you don’t
It is good to drive than to ride
It is good to allow others to drive than to need to drive.
It is good to listen than to speak
It is good to crochet than to not crochet
It is good to laugh than to hurt
It is good to understand than to get frustrated
It is good to have patience than to get irritated
It is good to stand up for yourself than to get walked on
It is good to stand up for another than to allow them to be taken down
It is good to walk with another than to walk alone
It is good to sing than to run the sound
It is good to acknowledge that the song won’t be heard unless there is someone running sound
It is good to be in a show than to not try out
It is good to know how to do a lot of things sort of than one thing really well.
It is good to have passion for one thing than nothing
It is good to tell your story than to be ashamed of it
It is good to think and rethink your beliefs than to just let them be
It is good to acknowledge that you don’t have it all figured out than to try to convince yourself and others that you do.
It is good to work with people than with machines
It is good to drink water than any other beverage
It is good to drink dark beer than any other beer
It is good to drink beer than wine
It is good to live in your skin than try to be someone you are not.
It is good to mess up as you try to figure out what you believe
It is good to learn from your mistakes so that you don’t make them again
It is good to confront the truth or lie than to ignore it
It is good to hurt on the journey then to be afraid to be hurt
It is good to eat a salad than a box of chocolate covered cake doughnuts.
It is good to enjoy a couple of chocolate covered cake doughnuts every once in awhile
It is good to cook at home than to go out to eat
It is good to know how to cook than to not
It is good to find the good in others than to believe the bad.
It is good to not get your feelings hurt than to allow what others do affect you
It is good to figure out what your true motives are before addressing an issue with another
It is good to live in quiet strength of character than to need to be important
It is good to work with your hands than to have someone else do it for you
It is good be smart than dumb
It is good to have street smarts than book smarts
It is good to learn through life than to just go to school
It is good to talk about the possibilities of all things than to ignore that there are other possibilities
It is good to value other peoples beliefs than to impose your belief on them
It is good to acknowledge your beliefs than to ignore them
It is good to give than to receive
It is good to have someone over to your house than to go to someone elses.
It is good to not have cable than to have it.
It is good to not talk on your phone in front of others.
It is good to make all people feel welcome
It is good to address an issue with a person if it is potentially harmful to themselves or others
It is good to allow questions than to have answers
It is good to enjoy the moon than to get home faster
It is good to put lemon in most soft drinks
It is good to save your money than to spend it
It is good to travel than to save your money
It is good to question some things than to just let them go
It is good to admit your weaknesses than to try to not have any
It is good to relinquish control than to try to hold on
It is good to be held than to sit alone
It is good to experience with another than by yourself.
It is good to wear flip flops than closed toed shoes
It is good to wear your nose ring if you have one than to not
It is good to have freckles than to not
It is good to have money set aside for an emergency.
It is good to do everything yourself than to ask for help
It is good to ask for help when you know you can’t do it all by yourself
It is good to allow God to save others than feel like it is your responsibility.
It is good to work in the church than in the school system
It is good be an early riser than to sleep in
It is good to walk by a lake than a beach
It is good to live where there is no humidity
It is good to live in place because of the people than the location
It is good to know where the exit is
It is good to not get drunk
It is good to ask for help before you get in over your head
It is good to not own anything you can’t let go of.
It is good to get drunk with people that you love and trust
It is good to like slushies more than ice cream
It is good understand what you believe than to not be sure
It is good to know the voices in your head than to not realize you have voices.
It is good to be compassionate than to blow someone off
It is good to have at least one person that you can vent to.
It is good to know that you don’t have to have it all figured out
It is good to believe in Jesus than anyone else
It is good to ask why rather than how
It is good to be alive rather than happy
It is good to learn with and from others
It is good to listen to friends who aren’t afraid to ask the hard questions
It is good to share a meal with people that you love
It is good to take a risk on love
It is good to allow yourself to hurt
It is good to share your experiences than to keep them to yourself
It is good to listen and learn from other peoples experiences
It is good to admit that you have screw ups in your life but to not think that you are screwed up.
It is good to have friends who believe in many different things
It is good to acknowledge that not everyone wants to live the way of truth
It is good to realize that most people are insecure rather than secure in themselves
It is good to not say bad words
It is good have hope in yourself and in others
It is good to try for the best but also acknowledge the worst.
It is good to live in the real world than in fantasy
It is good to try new things at least once
It is good to not force new things on other people.
It is good to fight for your right to have a belief
It is good to trust in the Lord with all your heart
It is good to walk rather than ride
It is good to run outside in cooler weather instead of being inside
It is good to pray for friends everyday
It is good to talk to God about everything.
It is good to snow ski every year
It is good to sometimes not ask any questions
It is good to wait for the right answer rather than insist on an immediate answer
It is good to live into situations that end them before they begin
It is good to split a dessert than to not have any
It is good eat a salad than cheese
It is good to eat fresh crusty bread
It is good to take as many pictures of your experiences as possible
It is good to get off the planned path when you need a break
It is good to take an extra day to rest if you need it.
It is good to break down so that you can experience the healing
It is good to breathe deep
It is good to watch kids interact
It is good to interact with kids
It is good to watch couples express love to each other
It is good to long for that expression yourself
It is good to find a new way to love the person that you love every day
It is good to admit that sometimes it is hard to love the person that you love everyday
It is good to choose to love one person for the rest of your life
It is good to love yourself
It is good to climb up to the top of a mountain and sit at the highest point and just look up
It is good to snorkel and think.
It is good to wear sunscreen
It is good to eat cheesecake with friends

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