Rule No 153 - Stick to your story. It isn't the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.

History and I were never friends at school. Wait, it wasn't so much the history as it was the dates. I got to a point that just the word History used to make me break out in a cold sweat. Studying for History exams and tests was like torture. I swear at the time, sticking forks in my eyes would have sounded like a better option.

But in my old age I have started to appreciate History for what it is. The dates still mean nothing to me and I still avoid them like the plague but I enjoy a good old factual story every now and then. I think the appreciation has grown with my love of travel. Knowing the history about a place you are visiting makes you pay more attention while you are there. Well, thats how I feel.

But this rule isn't about that kind of history. It's about your own little book with your name on the front. There is no other story like yours. Not a single one. And there is a very good chance that if someone had to pick up your book and read it, they wouldn't get it. Your story is as unique as your fingerprint because even if you share a moment or an experience with other people, none of you will have the exact same memory of it.

I will probably still get the dates of my story wrong, but it's my story. And dates still mean nothing to me on the greater scheme of things. The important thing for me is that I can look back on my history and smile about most of it and know that I did everything to have the best life possible.

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