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  So... I turned 30 years young today and I'll tell you what, it’s a hell of a feeling.  It kind of feels like when you’re a sophomore in high school or your second year of college, you know that quiet confidence you possess when you have been there before and pretty much know your way around.  Not that you have everything figured out, no that’s not the case at all but at least you know where to go to for help and what things to avoid.  In this 30th year of my life I have reached a point where I know what to do and more importantly I know exactly what not to do, ignorance is no longer a valid excuse.  My experiences have given me one hell of a road map on how to navigate the pitfalls of life; those experiences have also blessed me with the privilege of knowing that most problems, especially the really tough ones are of your on doing.  Life is hard and that fact cannot be disputed but life becomes increasingly harder when you take the time to place obstacles in your own path.  

So as I celebrate my birthday, I want to take the time to look back at some of the lessons/rules that life has taught me....

Never have sex without a condom... NEVER, eat your vegetables, driving 5 miles above the speed limit is speeding, always have full coverage insurance on your vehicle, if you’re trying to convince someone that you are not drunk... you’re drunk,  go to class, go to work,  a no call/ no show is not looked upon highly come promotion time, don’t do drugs, if you love someone never ever ever let her go, take time to invest in people, forgiveness is more for yourself than anyone else, control is power, sho mo no, don’t quit a job without having another job, two goes in the pink and one goes in the stink lol, quitting while your ahead is not the same as quitting, try it before you say you don’t like it, friends and family are all you really have, listen and don’t just wait to talk, know the difference between what you feel and what’s real, read, spend your last on groceries and gas, fat meat and bald heads make grease lol, girls don’t like to be told what to do but strangely women do, everything that looks good to you isn’t good for you woman/food, have goals, dreams only die when you stop chasing them, take advice but don’t take no shit, fighting doesn’t solve much, live well below your means, perception is reality, if it looks too good to be true it probably is, purpose can be found in pain, read the Bible, life is a team sport, do more and say less, do not fear failure, there is a fine line between comfortable and complacent, have faith, You are who you choose to be and in those choices you live...

Oh, and whatever you do remember that time is the most valuable thing in the world so don’t waste it.