Everything i learned about life, i learned from television

Things i've learnt from watching altogether too many TV Soaps:

1. Boundaries don't keep other people out; it fences you in. So you can waste your life drawing lines or you can live your life crossing them. If you're willing to take the chance, the view from the other side is spectacular!

2. You know that saying.."why do i keep hitting myself over the head with a hammer?.." because it feels so damn good when i stop!

3. De-nial...it's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freaking ocean!...So how do you keep from drowning in it?

4. Pain...You always have to fight through it because the truth is - you can't outrun it and life always makes More.

5. Whoever said "what you don't kow won't hurt you" didn't know what he was talking about because for most people i know not knowing is the worst feeling in the world.

6. Guilt doesn't go anywhere on its own. It brings its friends - doubt and insecurity.

7. A woman who pretends to laugh at love is like a child who sings at night when he is afraid

8. Human pain does not let go of its grip at one point in time. Rather, it works its way out of our consciousness over time. There is a season of sadness. A season of anger. A season of tranquility. A season of hope.

9. When the truth is ugly people try to keep it hidden because they know, if revealed, the damage it will do. So they conceal it within sturdy walls or they place it behind closed doors or they obscure it with clever disguises, but truth no matter how ugly always emerges and someone we care about always ends up getting hurt and someone else will revel in their pain and that’s the ugliest truth of all.

10. It can happen so quickly. Life, as we know, can change in the blink of an eye. Unlikely friendships can blossom; important decisions can be tossed aside; a long lost hope can be rekindled. Still, we should be grateful for whatever changes life throws at us because all too soon the day will come, when there are no changes left.

11. In a world filled with darkness, we all need some kind of light. Whether it’s a great flame that shows us how to win back what we’ve lost or a powerful beacon intended to scare away potential monsters or a few glowing bulbs that reveal to us the hidden truths of our past; we all need something to help us get through the night, even if it’s just the tiniest glimmer of Hope…

12. The past is never truly behind us. Ghosts lurk in the shadow eager to remind us of the choices we made. But if we look back, we might find an old friend with open arms or an old enemy with a hidden agenda. Sadly, some of us refuse to look back, never understanding that by denying the past we’re condemned to repeat it.

13. Any one can end up a victim, injured by the actions of others, but whether the damage is inflicted by a cunning friend or a blow delivered by the object of our affection; the time comes when we must pick ourselves up and continue our journey and if we can’t then all we can pray for is rescue.

14. In life we all have an unspeakable secret, an irreversible regret, an unreachable dream and an unforgettable love...

15. When you're young, your whole life is about the pursuit of fun. Then, you grow up and learn to be cautious. You could break a bone or a heart. You look before you leap and sometimes you don't leap at all because there's not always someone there to catch you. And in life, there's no safety net. When did it stop being fun and start being scary?

16. I got to thinking about relationships. There are those that open you up to something new and exotic, those that are old and familiar, those that bring up lots of questions, those that bring you somewhere unexpected, those that bring you far from where you started, and those that bring you back. But the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you can find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous!