Ten Random Thoughts About Life

Jennifer Bonn
3 min readOct 20, 2024
Photo by Green Liu on Unsplash

Do you ever reflect on the wisdom you have learned through the years and wish you could share it with others to help them avoid some of the struggles it took to gain that wisdom? I often think struggles are more important than wisdom though. Dealing with life’s curveballs makes you stronger, but I do think there are some points about life that are important to remember. Here is my list.

Find your roses. I ran a mentor program at my school and one of the first things I told the new teachers was to find the people they enjoyed being around. Look for people with positive attitudes who could lift them up and be there. The same is true in life. Don’t waste time with toxic people.

Control your thoughts. I can criticize myself better than anyone else and I am constantly reminding myself to change my thoughts and to be kinder to myself. If you can work on only having uplifting thoughts about yourself, you will see a difference.

See the possibilities. When I was a teacher, I admired our head of school because she never said no right away when you had an idea. She would ask why that idea should be implemented and how it could be done. She always looked for the possibilities instead of seeing something as impossible.

Shut out the noise. When I say noise, I mean anything that disturbs your peace. The noise could be judgment…

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Jennifer Bonn
Jennifer Bonn

Written by Jennifer Bonn

My specialties are education, running, parenting, and self-help. My book 101 Tips to Lighten Your Burden can be found on Amazon. www.jenniferswriting.org