its now a few months since my b-day…and what have i learned about life?

its been a busy few months, but i won't make excuses, i just didn't feel like posting here. i really didn't feel like communicating much, since most of the business during this time was less than stellar.

besides alanis morrisette lyrics, what have i really learned lately? hmm.

i've learned that even i have limits to the amount of bullshit i can put up with.

i've learned that i accumulate 'emotional baggage' in key areas of my lifestyle, and that this 'baggage' negatively affects my behavior and beliefs.

i've learned i need to be more careful about incurring emotional baggage, especially in the corners of my life i travel to during times i seek relief and retreat from drama.

i've learned emotional baggage piles up when i allow myself to stay in situations where i am taken advantage of and allow others to behave poorly towards me repeatedly. it also accumulates in places i allow people too far into my life when they have no business being there. it can also appear in nooks where i overcommit myself to projects i don't really care about.

and finally, i've learned that even though i may not have control over some things in my life, i should exercise the control i do have in other important life areas where lack of control and decision making prove draining, time wasting, and counterproductive.

my current life/living semester consists of these lessons. better late than never.