Lessons Learned...
1. Pray.
2. Help.
3. Be careful of what you post or tweet in social networking media.
4. Sometimes, sitting still to think is way better than trying to move around getting nowhere.
5. Every little bit counts.
6. Give.
7. There's good in all of us.
8. There's pure evil in some of us.
9. Technology can really make a difference. Even if you're far away.
10. Mother Nature can be a great equalizer.
11. Insure your stuff against "acts of God."
12. No matter how much an alcoholic you are, never make a beer run on a whim, especially when you are a public official and every person has a celphone camera.
13. Keep calm.
14. Share.
15. Give thanks. For there's always a person in a worse situation than you. But keep your gratitude to yourself and don't gloat, else you become famous for the wrong reason.
16. Never depend on government anymore. You'll just get disappointed.
17. Learn to edit re-tweets in 160 characters or less since you have to acknowledge the author of the original tweet.
I'll add to this list as I think of more things I have learned.