best advice you have ever been given that you live by (most days)

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Going off another post....what is the best advice that you have received from parents (or anyone else really) advice that you live by and that you will pass on to your children/ friends etc.

Mine are;

1. Feel the fear and do it anyway.
2. Aim to have a wage that matches your age.

And

1. Always apologise for your part to play in arguments etc. Be the bigger person.

Can't say I always apologise but I do try.....hehe

Sleep on it, or think first-act later. I am very impulsive and often react too emotionally and quickly without reflecting, but I am trying!

Also, the sun will always go on rising and setting - that gives me comfort, life just goes on.

Swallow your pride occasionally - it's not fattening.

This too will pass.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do!

All three make me smile.

A rich child often sits in a poor mother's lap.

I reminded myself of the above Danish proverb when i took a few years off to be with my babies until they started school. Can't remember money being tight, just those wonderful years together.

So long as you have a roof over your head and food in the cupboard, you're fine

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

Try owt once

It'll all be ok in the end and if it's not ok, it's not the end (I have had to live by that a fair few times)

People are arseholes, stop giving a shit (or if you're my other half: give fewer poos).

Everything changes.

Oh and another one from my mum:

Even the queen sits down to wee.

Heard Dawn French say the other day, "The only way out is through." Quite liked it.

Buy low sell high

You reap what you sow.

I used to get quite stressed when people gave me advice especially when I was planning my wedding and then when I had children. I felt I had to answer everyone and explain why I disagreed. My Mum said to me once, " Listening to someone's advice doesn't mean you have to take it and it's far less stressful to smile and nod and then do your own thing anyway." It was so simple but so true!

If you ever threaten to do something, do it .
My DM 's advise on bringing up children .

Don't be a dick. Before you do something, ask yourself: "Is this the kind of thing a dick would do?" - if yes, don't do it.

Yes book and same goes for if you promise to do something, do it. You never gain a child's trust if not.

Trust is something that grows.
Let yourself be loved like you are worth it.
Happiness is not the same as contentedness; Happiness is fleeting, contentedness should last a lifetime.

Another one, 'keep it simple'. The best advice ever and it seems to apply to everything in life. Over complicating stuff never helps.

yes thebestfur very true.

From DM-
Always pay attention to your shoes, makes sure they're clean and not down at heel.
Mum always judged people on the state of their shoes. I must admit it's a great leveller if i'm talking to someone in a superior position and their shoes are worn or dirty, the thought of mum's face brings them down a peg or two!

From my mother: Don't rely on a man. Have a career. Always be able to stand on your own two feet.

It is always darkest before the dawn.

God does not close a door without opening another.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Cleanliness and manners cost nothing.

If it looks to good to be true it probably is ... Best for financial schemes etc

These are so lovely & heart warming

My mum always tells me to 'appreciate the small things & stop wanting the big things as you will look back & these small, normal things will be what you remember & which will mean the most'

My lovely Nan

'Never go to bed on an argument'

My business man Dad

'Procrastination is the disease of the poor'

Another old fav of mine

'You can't polish a turd'

Love many, trust few
Always paddle your own canoe

"Always make time to have a bath, rather than a quick shower."

Why?

"Mum always judged people on the state of their shoes."

My advice would be don't listen to idiots who judge people on the state of their shoes.