I'm pretty sure it was just yesterday that I had my first kiss with Nathan in the 3rd grade in Alexandria LA or my first date with Chad in Brownwood Texas,
or my first broken heart at 17
or my first (legal) drink at the Pub in Stephenville Texas 
But clearly, none of these things happened just yesterday! As I approach 40 I have to admit it has been a WILD ride!
I thought I would share 1 thing I have learned for every year I have lived!
So hear goes 38 things I have learned in 38 years............
1. Your first kiss won't be your last kiss!
2. We ALL survive our childhoods!
3. If you want to soar, you have to give up the shit that weighs you down!
4. Do no harm, but take no shit!
5. Love with all you have - broken hearts do heal
6.Sometimes you need a break, in a beautiful place, all alone, to figure things out.
7. You are not the mistakes you have made
8. We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!
9. Having children make you old!
10. I don't care what people think of me, because I like me!
11. Never, under any circumstances, reveal everything you know!
12. Do not take the road less traveled, make your own trail!
13. Confidence is the most important thing a girl can wear!
14. Life is about using every color in the box!
15. You don't need a reason to help people!
16. Sometimes burning bridges can be awesome! It prevents you from going back to places you should have never been!
17. Nothing is forever in this wicked, twisted world - not even our problems!
18. Be a person of your word - integrity can mean everything, if you have it!
19. The sign at Canyon Ranch is absolutely correct - "BREATHE DEEPLY and appreciate the moment. Living in the moment could be the meaning of life."
20. It's better to have loved and lost than to live with a douche bag for the rest of your life
21. It's ok to do bad things sometimes - life is about experimenting - just don't make a habit out of it!I
22. I have learned to not go without sex too long ....although while I have been single I feel I am testing that theory entirely too much......
23. I've learned to love what you have and have what you love!
24. I've learned to make your home the place you want to hang out!
25. Music is often the best solution for a bad mood....in the event music alone does not improve your mood I suggest a couple of drinks!
26. The only constant in life is change.
27. Do not live above your means!
28. Inspiration comes in the strangest forms sometimes.
29. Holding on to your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
30. To not be afraid to have a love affair
31. To not be afraid to take risks!
32. Have an adventure - life is short!
33. Don't wait for others to do something --------you only live once and you shouldn't wait on others to do something! Do something alone if you have to!
34. It is not selfish to love yourself, take care of yourself, and make yourself happy!
35. Just because I am not talking doesn't mean I am upset - sometimes silence is valuable!
36. None of us get out of here alive........make every moment count!
37. Whatever you do, always give 100%, unless you are donating blood!
38. I have so much still to learn!
