Robert Fulghum penned a wonderful little book called, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten." Having taught kindergarten, the book is dear to me, but while getting ready for another day of unemployment, I realized life's most important lessons may even go further back than that...
to potty training.
That's right, everything we need to know in life goes back to potty training and without even having researched any psychological theories to back this up, let me forge ahead...
• Change is inevitable... yes, you could continue the current routine -- it's easier, but eventually you have to live with the smell... and the discomfort...
• Accept guidance... nothing is obvious the first time around.
• Be patient... things may not happen right away.
• Noise is normal... progress is not always quietly achieved.
• Don't worry about what you've lost... you can live without it.
• Timing is important... delay leads to disappointment; ignoring the obvious makes you all wet.
• Occasionally, mess happens... it's best to admit it, everyone around you knows anyway.
• Follow up with paperwork... not always, but most of the time, failure leaves tracks.
• Flushing is fun... watch it go and don't worry where it went.
• Put the seat down... unexpected courtesy will always win you favor.
• And last, but certainly not least... never assume it's just gas...
Enough said.
