365 Life Lessons

I’ve taken the first few days of the new year to reflect on the past 365 days- examine deeply the person I’ve become, and the distance between her and the woman I strive to be. Every single day we are taught lessons - lessons about life, love, happiness, sorrow and everything in between. When you multiply each day’s lessons by 365, a single year, can truly represent growth and transformation. As I reflect on 2016, I am in complete awe at what a difference a year can make.

I have learned that you cannot change people. I also acknowledge that there are things within ourselves that we are unable to change- recognizing the difference is the true challenge. I know that in my inner battles between head and heart, my heart generally comes out victorious. I am at peace with that – it’s who I am, it will not change. I also understand this personality characteristic will be regularly perceived as a weakness – and …show more content…
I have learned that just because you disagree with someone, does not mean you have to engage in a debate. Sometimes things really are just not worth the words. I have, throughout the year, been more careful about the words leaving my mouth than ever before – remembering that you are always accountable for what you’ve once said, even if you regret it. Recently, I have learned the beauty in analyzing and examining an emotion before reacting to it.

Life is constantly changing; this year has reinforced the fact that you never know what is going to happen. You never know who will be taken forcefully from your hands, leaving monumental wholes in the person you once were – forcing you to again, evolve and recreate. You never know who will unexpectedly arrive. Some of the most valuable people in your life can enter in the most unexpected places at the most unexpected times. Sometimes, people who already existed in your life, can reemerge in a new, redefined