40 Lessons I've Learned in My 40 Years: #23

Life Lesson #23

The second most important decision a person makes in her life is whom to marry.

40 Lessons I've Learned in My 40 Years: #24

Life Lesson #24:

You are not responsible for anyone's feelings or problems.

Cozumel Day 7 - Last Day

One last coconut before we leave for the airport.

the girls played with their new Mexican dolls in the long airport line.

40 Lessons I've Learned in My 40 Years: #25

Life Lesson #25:

You can not predict how a person will react.

Cozumel Day 6

40 Lessons I've Learned in My 40 Years: #26

Life Lesson #26:

I used to think that the person a child becomes is mostly based on how she is nurtured with a little bit of nature tossed in for flavoring. Nowadays, I have come to believe that children come out of the womb who they are, and we as parents nurture them the best we can and hope it makes a little bit of difference.

Learning this lesson could seem scary, as in "you get what you get," but I like to think of it as letting off the hook, which lessens my anxiety considerably.

Cozumel Day 5