wisdom from resident at: 207 evergreen

1. we're all works in progress. have patience with your slowly baking body; you need time to become you.
2. it's okay to not know every detail about every band that you like. leading to...
3. like what you like and own the shit out of it. the only thing that i can't respect is seeing someone deny what they're passionate about.
4. make sure you have at least one person who'll push you. having someone to keep our dreams in check is important when we doubt our desires.
5. forgiveness is crucial to personal development. never question forgiveness.
6. when something strikes you as beautiful, brilliant or shakes everything up, let it be known how meaningful that person/experience/object/art form is to you.
7. if you do what you feel compelled to do (within reasonable parameters) you'll never doubt fate.
8. you discover new wisdom when you re-read a book. do it often.
9. take pleasure in small things that are usually overlooked. ie. warm socks, sunglight at a certain time (9am, my bedroom at home), open washing machines, music matching up with your surroundings.
10. look for character- this goes beyond people. buy an old couch instead of a new one, accept scarves from your grandma. you'll save money and feel more connected with what you're using.
11. intimacy with another person (not necessarily romantic) is what compels us to search time and space for that "something." all we want to know is that someone feels the same way we do.
12. if a song inspires you to run, run.
13. question why you're acting the way you're acting. it makes it easier for all parties involved and you'll know yourself better.
14. keep your hands open. symbolically and metaphorically shows your willingness towards whatever happens.
15. don't write sappy, 16-year-old esque blog posts about your self-proclaimed wisdom at 1:30 in the morning because it is, in fact, self-proclaimed. you'll most likely be over-tired and regret it in a few hours. eventually you'll remember that no one reads your blog anyway and that it was written as a self-checklist of sorts.
16. forget the second to last item on this list.