Kenneth Grahame: "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."

Be nice and smile to everyone you meet. You don't know what they are going through, and they may need that smile, and treasure it.

No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it. Have a unrelenting belief that things will work out, that the long road has a purpose, that the things that you desire may not happen today, but they will happen. Persist and persevere, your desired path remains possible.

Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.