We have a tendency to make things a lot harder than they really are. Of course, the problem sometimes isn’t us, it’s everyone else.

Over the years, I’ve tried to teach my sons that most of the time, life is not always hard. I sort of jokingly advised them that there are really only three things they needed to do, three simple rules.

1. Take responsibility for your own actions
2. Marry for love
3. Never buy cheap paint.

1. We have a tendency to blame others for our mistakes. One of the greatest strengths of people I’ve learned to admire the most is that they don’t point the finger when things are their fault. They “man up”. But along with that taking of responsibility, they examine their actions and work to turn the mistake into something positive.
2. People tend to marry for so many wrong reasons. I wish I could explain love. Millions of poems and stories have been written about it. Like the cliché, if I have to explain it you probably wouldn’t understand. Looks, money, sex, companionship. How many divorces are there because the criteria for marriage forgot love?
3. You get what you pay for. This is true in not only products but people. Invest wisely in quality. On the other hand, learn that there is a vast difference sometimes in cost and quality. Paying a high price for a cheap item is throwing your money away. There are so many things in life that we fail to examine for quality and accept second best because we just couldn’t wait (see item 2).

Everything I needed to know I learned in Kindergarten?
Not me, everything I needed to know I learned from Rock Lyrics:
Lynyrd Skynyrd taught me that instead of making things so complicated, I really just needed to be a Simple Man



Well mama told me, when I was young
Said sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day

Or take your time don't live to fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget that there's is a someone up above

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied

Oh don't you worry
You'll find yourself
Follow your heart
And nothing else
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try

All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied
And be a simple kind of man
Be a something that you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can(if you can)

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Learn to love others, love yourself, Love God and then follow your heart.
It really is that simple.
We just make it harder than it really is.

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