I didn't live my life my way, the way I dreamed of, which was no-one's fault but my own. But the life I got was good and interesting and, much more importantly, it was honorable

 The 39th Wellness

Steadfastness, whose stylized symbol is the Mountain. I am stable

Always true, ever devoted. If there is no such thing as real stability, then we should look up to the cosmos for the nearest thing

The personality I admire is Mother Nature

 I like Manslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" and Erikson's "Stages of Development" okay, but I'm a bigger fan of George Carlin's "Life in Reverse" ideas. 

I can't find the video but he said something like: that life should begin with the agony of death and get all that pain and suffering over with. Then life should continue in this happy reverse trajectory and end as we all began, with the ecstatic culmination of the socks act.

 A healthy bowel movement is enclosed within a biofilm. There should be little or no mess to wipe away.

 If life is suffering, then to suffer is to want. So, I try not to want anything, including peace of mind. Because suffering sucks.

 Squirrels

I had squirrels in the house, NOT in the rafters, well, probably in the rafters but certainly in every room in the house. It was a nightmare because they were big and very bold, and numerous --not afraid of me. 

They were curious about me. Whenever I sat still for a few minutes, they would approach. They would come very near until I noticed them and jumped up yelling.

I chased them around the house with a broom. I bought pest spray. I hired an exterminator who left traps and said he'd be back --to no effect.

I hired tree-removal people to take down a tree that was overhanging my roof. That fixed the problem.

Now I don't have a garden or any edible plants on the property. No compost heaps, no garbage cans, no bird feeders. Works for me.

I hate squirrels.

 Don't make assumptions

Ike: "I like cream pie."

Ollie: "What kind of cream pie?"

Ike: "Cream pie with whipped cream."

Ollie: "I mean what kind of pie is that you've got, you big stupid? I like chocolate cream pie."

Ike: ((( splat! ))) "Did I say I like to eat it?"

Don't make assumptions