Yesterday was my twenty-fifth birthday, and as I turn a quarter of century old and prepare for a huge change in my life, I cannot help but think about the life lessons that I will take with me. So, in honor of these major life events, I decided to write about these important life lessons I. I have no doubt that there is a vast amount of lessons yet to be learned, but in the meantime, here are those 25 lessons that I will be taking with me (in no particular order):
1. Be yourself. People will love/like you for who you are.
2. Have confidence and be confident. It shows.
3. Do not be afraid to love, to risk your heart and take a chance. It is one of the scariest things you will ever do, but it can end up being one of the best things ever.
4. Don't be afraid to ask questions. It is better to ask questions and get it right in the end, then to mess up because you were too afraid to ask.
5. New experiences are great, but don't forget that the ones in your past are where you learned most of your lessons.
6. The same can be said for friends. Make new friends, but don't forget the old. They helped you get to where you are today.
7. Speaking of friends... "Friends are like bras: close to your heart and there for support." Lean on them when you need, be there for them when they need. A true best friend is one of a kind.
8. Take care of yourself, inside and out. It is important, more so than you know.
9. Laugh. Whatever happens in life, do not forget to laugh, including at yourself. "Carry laughter with you wherever you go."
10. Do not forget what your passion is. Follow it, live it.
11. Take responsibility for your actions and words.
12. Forgiveness is not for other person, but yourself. Forgive, but you do not have to forget.
13. You are stronger than you think. Much more so.
14. Work hard. Only you can get what you want.
15. We all make mistakes, we are human. "Mistakes are part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way."
16. Trust yourself. Trust your instincts, and what you believe.
17. Enjoy the simple things in life. They are more beautiful, and most times more fleeting, than you realize.
18. Live in the here and now. The past is gone, and the future is yet to come, but now is already here.
19. Slow down long enough to notice the people and things around you.
20. Do not act like a child, but do be child-like.
21. Time does heal all wounds, so give yourself (and time), time.
22. Find something to believe in.
23. Do not take yourself too seriously. No one else does.
24. If we all threw our problems into one big pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
25. Life is what you make of it, so go out, enjoy it, and make the best of it.
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