When starting to list things that I wish someone told me in my younger years I realize that to some these might be lessons that need to be learned by doing rather than teaching; some of life's little lessons if you want to call it that. I also know that everyone has their own story to tell and their own lessons they learn from it, a bit of their own personal wisdom on life. We all get up and look at life in a different way, carrying our knowledge with us and using it everyday. In my short twenty-one years on earth I feel like I have learned a few key lessons, that help me along the way.
1. Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
It means 'no worries' right? Okay so this one might be a little cliche and you're thinking "well no duh." but sometimes that's hard to remember when you got a bunch of small things adding up to feel like one big thing. So at times it is important to remember to take a breath and clear your mind and look at the small stuff from a new point of view. After all "This too shall pass".
2. It's Okay To Stand Out
This is a big one I wish I would of learned while I was still in high school. You don't have to wear something just because everyone else is, or feel and/or have an opinion about something just because everyone else does. It's okay to wear what you want to wear and feel how you want to feel, even if it's the opposite of what everyone else is doing. It's okay to stand out.
3. Don't Try And Make Temporary People Perminent
Of course really no one wants to be alone or feel alone but sometimes it's for the best. There is always been this qoute I've enjoy and I'm not sure who said it but it says "You can't make homes out of humans." and I think that is one of the most important things anyone has said. Sometimes we hold on to people that are no good for us, often because we want to see the person we thought they were not the person they really are. So learn to let go of those people and know everyone is either a lesson or a blessing; and it's okay to miss them but know you're life is better off without them.
4. Nothing Before Your Own Happiness
If any of you are anything like me if can be easy to put others and other things before yourself and your own happiness. It seems that often I have to remind myself that nothing or no one is worth forfitting your happiness for. Of course there are going to be days where you aren't feeling happiness because really no one is happy 24/7 but your general happiness is worth so much more than anything else. At the end of the day only you are in control of your happiness so it's up to you take care of yourself to maintain it.
