Favorite parts of life

Back in 10th grade I watched a movie called The Fog of War. It was basically a documentary about Robert McNamara; who was the Secretary of Defense when Kennedy was in office. It sort of tells this story about the 1960's and the political feel during this time as well as the current war situation. He lists off his 11 life lessons which I have been absolutely obsessed with:

1. Empathize with your enemy
2. Rationality will not save us
3. There's something beyond one's self
4. Maximize efficiency
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war
6. Get the data
7. Belief and seeing are often both wrong
8. Be prepared to re-examine your reasoning
9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil
10. Never say never
11. You can't change human nature

He elaborates on each of these life lessons during the movie and as me being a realist, I cannot agree more with him. There is something so genuine about him and the way his thought process works. I think I like him so much because he's so old school, just like my very own grandpa.

While I would love to get all of these tatted on me; I do not have enough skin space to also stay classy. So for now I try to make decisions by them.

Hooray for awesome documentaries and people like this who used to help run our now failing country.

Virus

Tuesday was a normal day until around 10 pm; I started puking and just never stopped. By 11 am the next day, I was in the hospital. I am so very thankful for intravenous fluids (even though I was a shit show during the IV process), modern medicine and nurses with a ton of patience. Being sick really blows. I fall behind on everything I am supposed to be doing during the week. Regardless, viruses are horrendous. End of rant.

Other things I am thankful for this week: fleece owl pajamas, running hot water on demand and my loving best friend/bf. I take care of Firas 95% of the time. Cooking, cleaning and all that good stuff that I love to do for him, real talk. But being taken care of is quite enjoyable as well. He is really going to be an amazing husband and father some day.

Sometimes I get frustrated because I am an 'instant gratification' type of person, but we all must remember that good things come in time. Not everything is instant and hard work is also necessary. Being spoiled and never told no as a child catches up to me sometimes in these situations. I expect money to grow on trees and things to appear out of thin air. But like with everything else, it's a learning experience. Life is the most magical experience ever.