What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0147

7301.  When it comes to money, our emotions often get the best of us.  We know what we should do, but instead we do what we feel like doing and that’s usually the safe route;

7302.  Just because it’s fun doesn’t mean it’s easy;

7303.  Gin and rosemary go (well) together. . . . Who knew?

7304.  Celebrate your successes and find humor in your failures;

7305.  You can’t skip chapters that’s not how life works.  You have to read every line and meet every character.  You won’t enjoy all of it.  Some chapters will make you cry for weeks.  You will read things you don’t want to read and you will have moments when you don’t want the pages to end, but you have to keep going.  Stories keep the world revolving.  Live yours and don’t miss out;

7306.  I can say I’ve helped install a (sliding, patio) door;

7307.  I can say I’ve installed insulation;

7308.  The signature, (dumpling,) dipping sauce at Marco & Luca in Charlottesville is delicious;

7309.  The unprepared are panic-stricken by the smallest things;

7310.  I never thought I’d wear women’s jeans;

7311.  The seafood salad at Angelic’s Kitchen (AngelicsKitchen.com) in Charlottesville is tasty;

7312.  Gravel really helps with footing/traction in mud;

7313.  Sanding drywall creates a lot of dust;

7314.  I can say I’ve used a miter saw. . . . They’re (really) easy to use;

7315.  I’ve had better, but if you’re craving them, you can get hand-dipped, corn dogs (made with Hebrew National all beef hot dogs) at Miller’s (Downtown) (MillersDowntown.com) in Charlottesville;

7316.  I can say I’ve sanded stairs. . . . It’s (really) easy with an orbit sander;

7317.  I can say I’ve helped install crown molding;

7318.  Money will never make you happy if you are an unhappy person.  The key to life is to be happy with or without money.  Money only magnifies who you really are.  If you are a happy person, more money will make you happier.  If you are an unhappy person, more money will make you miserable.  So be happy;

7319.  Creating opportunities means looking where others are not;

7320.  We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.  The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons;

7321.  Discipline, while hard at the time, will save you from loss in the long run;

7322.  Regret is a pain you live with long-term.  Most of the time, it isn’t a simple fix and it can be a mental struggle to work through and become accepting of the decision you made;

7323.  Having regrets can keep you from moving forward in business and in life.  This is why when you’re facing an important decision, weighing the pros and cons is crucial so that you don’t ultimately regret your decision;

7324.  Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own;

7325.  Success leaves clues;

7326.  You don’t need to give natural childbirth to a good idea, you can adopt!

7327.  If you want to succeed in life, you need to first have control of your own life;

7328.  No one posts their weakest pose, their fattest body part, their weakest lift or their worst client (on social media).  They don’t post about their 278^th failed project, the rude comment they made to the cashier this morning or the unkind thought they had.  Social media is just a highlights reel.  It’s a nice diversion, but it’s not even remotely close to reality;

7329.  Panettone is very bready;

7330.  Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be;

7331.  Do what you can with what you have where you are;

7332.  Your life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful;

7333.  When you fail/fall, simply get back up, dust yourself off, evaluate the situation, readjust your path accordingly and move forward!

7334.  You don’t manifest what you want, you manifest what you believe;

7335.  Even when you are faced with circumstances that are outside your control you can still control how you respond to the situation;

7336.  Just trust that everything is unfolding the way it is supposed to.  Don’t resist it;

7337.  Surrender to what is.  Let go of what was.  Have faith in what will be;

7338.  The ancestor of every action is a thought;

7339.  When emotion goes up, intelligence goes down, so times of high emotional stress are not good times to make decisions;

7340.  You don’t have to disregard your emotions completely, you just want to make sure you’ve considered all the angles and possible consequences before deciding on a course of action;

7341.  Education is the door to the middle class;

7342.  Entrepreneurship is the elevator for the rich.

7343.  Emotional intelligence is our ability to control our emotions.  We have all lost our tempers.  When we lose our tempers, we demonstrate low emotional intelligence;

7344.  An emotionally intelligent person will experience anger, but not so much anger that it may cause her/him to do or say something stupid.  S/he remains in control;

7345.  A person, who cannot control her/his temper, complains all the time or is chronically depressed, is a person who demonstrates low emotional intelligence;

7346.  Examples of high emotional intelligence are when someone walks away rather than throws a punch, listens rather than argues, sees another person’s point of view rather than defending their own and does a great job without expecting praise;

7347.  Delayed gratification is another indication of emotional intelligence.  For example, a person who buys something they cannot afford because s/he wants it now is a person who cannot delay gratification.  This is a sign of low emotional intelligence;

7348.  Most people remain employees rather than develop into entrepreneurs or investors because they cannot control the emotion fear;

7349.  (A little birdie told me that) Russell Stover doesn’t make any money on discounted, heart-shaped boxed, Valentine’s Day chocolates;

7350.  The things that break you become the things that lead you to a higher self.  The people who hurt you become your greatest teachers.  The deep suffering becomes the catalyst for you to say, “I do not need to carry someone else’s burden;”