More things I've learned.............
26 How to laugh at myself in the face of adversity (especially when I get stuck getting dressed or undressed)
27 Patience with myself as well as others is a necessity of life
28 To "tone down" my Type A personality
29 I cannot change the world or those close to me
29 How to prepare cake batter and place it in baking dish WITHOUT wearing it as well
30 To look at life after stroke rather than what was before
31 The past cannot be changed; I am not Samantha from Bewitched
32 To kinda like the new me
33 How to help around the house without creating more of a mess for my daughter to clean up
34 Accidents can and will happen and Bounty paper towels ARE the "quicker picker-upper"
35 I was never graceful before stroke so why should I expect to be afterwards
36 To enjoy the small pleasures in life
37 Multi-tasking is no longer a part of my vocabulary
38 To enjoy country music more than I did oldies
39 Ghosts do exist - I have one in my home (the previous owner)
40 Total patience and acceptance is tough to maintain when you have extended family living with you
41 Communication with a teenager is vital
42 I'm a Survivor for a reason not as a punishment
43 How to turn pages of a book while not losing my place
44 Paperback books are too difficult for me to handle comfortably
45 To make the most of each day
46 To be thankful for each day that I've been given
47 It is difficult at best to "pardon" the ignorance and selfishness of others especially when one of the "others" gave birth to you
48 Not every day is going to be an "A plus" day and that's ok
49 Change is hard but not insurmountable.
50 This list is harder to compile than the first one was
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