6WS - Lessons that I learnt this week

Someone famous made the quote that the day you stop learning is the day you stop living - or some such similar quote. If they didn't then they should have and if that's the case - then this is my quote and when I'm famous you can quote me.

This week has been a week of learning (not unlike any other) but with some fairly important realisations;

1. A big mouth will eventually bite you on the bum and cause you trouble (amazingly it wasn't my big mouth which caused the trouble)
2. Company restructuring is one of the biggest and most unsettling changes for any employee and I hate it, more so when you're watching people's reactions and their pain and the knowledge that you knew what was coming and couldn't ease that pain.
3. Adult children still need a good, swift kick in the pants and a telling off. It would be so much easier if you could send them to their rooms and ban them from going out. Or slap them on the bum and tell them they've upset you.
4. Some days if I didn't laugh I'd cry - frustration makes me cry more than sadness does.
5. My forty-first birthday is looming on the near horizon and I feel older than Moses some days.
6. My dog is more intelligent than me, or so I'm told. She passed her obedience training this week and graduated into grade 3, despite the trainer telling me that I have two left feet and it's lucky that I have such a smart dog who allows for my confusion and lack of coordination. Good thing I never planned to be a world class dancer isn't it?
7. We only ever try to help because we care.
8. The smallest things in life are free, my grandson's giggles and cuddles are one of the greatest joys in my world.
9. Attitude is everything, try being around someone miserable and angry and not start feeling some of that yourself.
10. Despite your best intentions and the best laid plans - sometimes shit just happens.
11. New bosses with quirky senses of humour can keep you on your toes. 
12. You have to just keep, keeping on and if your path alters, than it's your attitude which will determine your success. Now that is in fact my own quote so you can quote me on that one when I'm famous.

My life long dream was to write a romance novel before my 40th birthday (which I did last year - 6 months before that birthday) I published the novel in September this year through Kindle. Life is infinitely more satisfying (amidst the drama and shit) when you have meaningful goals, so now I just need a new 'BIG' one to aim for.

 So, what have you learnt this week?

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