Lessons of the day...
...which will surely be forgotten tomorrow:
Do not offer unsolicited advice. It is almost always unwanted, and as with most advice, it will almost surely be disregarded anyway.
Do not ask questions that you do not really want the answer to. And as a corollary, do not ask questions unless you are sure that you already know the answer and can live with it.
And the epiphany of the day... if you'll only look, God really does send you little hints to solve the problems you are facing in your life.