1. Life is what happens when you are busy making plans.
This ironically came from a movie about suicide but it makes so much sense!
I could keep going. The point is that you need to be ready and willing to catch a pitch when life throws you an unexpected ball.
2. We are dependent on each other.
For everything we have we mostly have to rely on others to provide it. For those at home it's electricity, water and gas. For those in nature it's packaged food, batteries and first aid kits. I am sure there are people that could survive without people, living off the land. However, I would argue that you need people simply for mental health. Plus, survival skills can only get you so far. If you become sick without a doctor you could die. So, again I beileve we are all dependent on each other. This is good thing. We help each other out. We learn to trust and help each other. It really is a beautiful thing when you think about it. It helps us to be all interconnected and supporting each other.
3. Bitterness and unforgiveness hurt you more than it hurts others.
This seems to be the opposite of what you would think. But it is true. You think that by holding back your forgiveness or holding onto bitterness that you will be showing the person how much it has effected you but what they did. But at the end of the day that person may go years without thinking about it, maybe the rest of their lives and you will still be thinking about it. The thing is that actually sticks with you and causes you tenseness and inner struggles that you did not even know existed. In fact, you might not even know they are there working against you. Forgiving others is actually more of a benefit to you than it is to the other person.
4. Love is powerful.
It can mean many things to many people. But it has the power to change people for the better. It has the power to change you and the people around you. It is beautiful and it is beyond words. Love is not just a sexual thing it is much much bigger than that. It is seeing others as people just like you. Anybody can be your sister, brother, aunt, uncle, grandfather, grandmother, father, and mother. When I see an older lady I think what if she was my family how would I treat her? and I treat her in that way. Not because she is family but because people could use a little extra unexpected love in their life.
Love is also about wanting the best for people in your life. It's looking at somebody and saying what can I do to help them. 
5. You need to be thankful, grateful and content.
You need to learn to be happy with the things that you do have. Being thankful just makes us feel better and helps us to appreciate others and the things in our lives. Simple things like shoes are something we take for granted. Not everybody has shoes.
6. Make the most of every moment and treasure it.
We are not guaranteed a single second of our lives. But we sometimes live like we have we have many years to go. We can't afford to think that way. We have to take the time we have and make the most of it. We have the ability to make an impact on this earth with the time that we still have and
we like the renewed scrooge need to take every moment and opportunity in life as a gift. 
7. Every hardship or trouble leads toward greater understanding.
Everybody wonders why do bad things always happen to me? Why does my life suck? But think about it in another way. Your hardship and trouble will also be a hardship and trouble that someone else has or is also going through. You can share that struggle with them and use it to help them. You also learn from your hardship and trouble. Hardship and trouble can be a season of your life. Once you have overcome it you will know how to combat it in the future. It can also help us to compare it
against other parts of our lives which can be a link to solve other problems. Hardship and trouble can be a great teacher and help us to learn many important life lessons.
8. You need to make time to slow down.
How about a movie quote. 
and he is right! You need to take time to check in with yourself. Stress and the flow of life can blind us and prevent us from experiencing the important moments in our life.You need time to meditate and just spend time journaling. Spend time smelling the flowers and just looking at the stars. Don't look at the clock, look at your life!
9. Treasure every relationship and connection that you have.
I have found that people in my life come and go, sometimes slowly but sometimes very quickly. You may not be able to say something to somebody because you simply won't have the time to say it. Enjoy the relationships you have and invest in them. Don't be afraid to step out and talk to them. I have known many people that regret not saying something or being able to connect with people because they never approached them. Be bold. Sometimes it will backfire. But, more often than not
your boldness will reward you with valuable conversations and connections that would not have happened otherwise. Overall, just take the time to enjoy the people in your life and spend time with them as much as you can. You may not have them as long as you think you will.
10. It is better to think of others before ourselves.
It is a common rule, do unto others as you would do unto yourself. But it is a good thing to follow none the less. Just take a moment. Is there something you could do for somebody else? Go one step further. Try to go a whole day asking yourself that question. Just allow yourself to do that for one day. From my own experience you will feel better about yourself and have more care and concern for the people around you. It can really help you step back and challenge you to be the person that others will find their help and trust in. This can actually be seen to help us more than person we are helping. But I like to think of it as it being an equal partnership.
Hope you found a nugget of truth that will be helpful to you. These are the lessons I have learned and I will continue to be taught by them for the rest of my life.
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