Brandi's Manifesto

1) The only thing that stays the same is change.  Try your best to roll with it.

2) Mistakes are important for growth, see them as a positive and learn from them.

3) If you need to cry, cry.  For me, holding back tears is the worst feeling in the world.

4) Sometimes running away from your problems isn't a bad thing.  Sometimes removing yourself from the environment that harboured the problem allows you to put things in perspective; running away does not make you weak.

5) We're all a little weird.

6) Always be open to trying new things.  As cliched as it sounds, variety really is the spice of life.

7) What you put out into the world you get back- pay it forward.

8) People are born. People die.

9) When first meeting people offer a firm handshake and make eye contact.  Always.  No exceptions.

10) Give second chances, but never thirds.

11) Be kind to yourself.

12) Be a good friend, be there for them when they really need you.

13) You are responsible for your own feelings, others are not.  You have a CHOICE in how you feel, so CHOOSE to feel good.

14) Spend money on experiences instead of possessions.  Objects get old, broken, lost... memories last forever.

15) Be the first person to say sorry, but don't say it unless you actually mean it.

16) If you wake up in the morning and say to yourself "today will be a good day," it will be a good day.