lessons of life

Life. The existence of a human being. A simple, crazy journey. A daring adventure. Finding out who you are. Being brave enough to try. Making the impossible possible, Dreaming big.

Life can mean so many things. It means different things for different people, because we are each our own person. Throughout my own personal life, I have experienced and learned many different lessons. Today, I thought that I would share with y'all five lessons that I have learned so far throughout my life.

Lesson 1: Money comes back. Memories don't.

Growing up, I absolutely loved earning and making money. I always felt so accomplished and successful. I would find a hard time justifying spending large amounts of it. There have been numerous times in school where I have declined a day at the amusement park or declined a road trip because I did not want to spend any money. However, money comes back. Go make the memories with your friends. Go buy the concert tickets. Go see the movie premiere. Go live your life to the fullest! Money will come back.

Lesson 2: People who are meant to be in your life will always come back. Do not hold onto someone who wants to walk away.

This is such a hard lesson to learn and experience. I myself am a people pleaser. I love being around people who I care and love for, so it is hard when the feeling is not mutual. When I have friends I truly love, I care so so deeply for them. Over the past few years, I have had such close, amazing friends. We would spend every single day together. It was the best. However, over time we all became more distant. It made me feel like I did something wrong. I hated that things were not the way the used to be. I let this feeling of sadness take over and make me miss out on so many other amazing relationships. If people are meant to be in your life, they will come back, do not spend forever waiting and begging for their love and attention.

Lesson 3: Take time every once in awhile to sit and think about all of the blessings in your life.

It is hard to realize how lucky you are. I know for me personally, it is difficult to not focus and stress about the negative things going on in my life. However, there is so much to be thankful for. It might suck that you have to stay in and do homework tonight rather than going to a party, but at least you have the opportunity to have an education. There are so many people that do not have that luxury in life. Always be thankful.

Lesson 4: Do not fall in love with potential

Read that again. Do not fall in love with potential. Do not fall in love with the "what ifs" or the "maybe one day" in life. Get out of bed and do it! You can do anything you put your mind to. Do not settle for just the idea that one day MAYBE this might happen. Go out in life and make it happen! You only get one chance at life, so why not shoot for the stars and follow your dreams? Make your life the best that is can be! You are so strong and loved, you got this!

Lesson 5: Do not be scared to start a new hobby, it's never too late

I always say, "oh I wish I started this when I was younger so I could be really good at it now." But it is never too late to start. If you want to learn to play soccer, do it! Take it day by day. If something truly brings you joy, it is never too late to learn and start doing it. Lately I have been really into playing piano. I used to do lessons when I was younger, but then quit. I would think about how I could never be good at it again, but that's not true at all. I work hard and practice and I am pretty good at it! It brings me joy. It's okay that I don't play like Mozart, but as long as I am happy, that is all that matters. Learning and experiencing new things is part of the joy of life!

I have learned many things, these are just a few. I would say overall, just try to look at everything on the positive side as much as possible. Count you blessings. Learn new things. Make fun memories. You only live once. Life can be hard, so remember to always give yourself grace:)