Random Advice to Self and Readers #1

Don't expect something you loan to someone to come back in the condition you loaned it to them in, or you will find yourself disappointed. But when you loan it to them, consider it a gift of love, and then when it comes back, thank them for returning it... because after all, you could be worse off, and have nothing to loan someone in the first place. Be thankful for the things that God gives to you and blesses you with, after all they are not your possessions to begin with. Let your things be His things, and do it with a good attitude. Besides being a cheerful giver, I suppose we should be cheerful loaners too.