You don't want someone who can't tell the difference between having a different opinion and dismissing your opinion.

No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.

I do crosswords when I have time to kill somewhere, and am 100 percent successful on filling in the spots I get stuck on - after I close up, do something else, and then go back to it.

It's probably good for your body and brain to get moving occasionally.

You don't want someone who can't tell the difference between having a different opinion and dismissing your opinion.

I think a person who arranges the event and orders the food also picks up the check - even the birthday person, even when people at the table insist on paying for the birthday person.

Your friends will need you, too, someday. Maybe not in the same way, maybe not in cash and shelter, but they'll need you - to listen without judging, to invite them over when they're lonely, to show up for their events, to register in whatever way matters to them that they matter to you. Be on the lookout for these opportunities to give back, and do whatever is in your power not to miss many of them.