Hello Cuties,
I cannot believe there is only three days left in 2016, nor can I believe it is almost 2017. 2016 has been a year of many changes for the world. After many life changing events, I think the world is ready for 2016 to be over. 2016 has been a year of many changes for me as well. This past year, I did some traveling and discovered so many new things about myself. As another year comes to a close, I thought it would be fitting to compile some of my favorite lessons I learned in 2016. Everyday life challenges us to a new task, and whether we can accomplish it or not, we can always take a lesson from the challenge.
This year I learned so much, but, I am only going to share my top three lessons with you. These are the ones that have impacted me the most. Learning these lessons has changed my perspective on life and they have made me happier. My 2016, like everyone else’s, seemed to be a little crazy. It was a roller coaster of highs and lows, but here is what I learned.
3 lessons I learned in 2016:
It’s okay to end relationships that no longer impact you in a positive way: The word relationships can be used beyond love interest or significant others. Relationships can include friendships or a long-time commitments to a sport or activity. At the very end of 2015, and throughout 2016, I had to edit my life continuously. I realized there were so many things that no longer suited my life. You have to be able to step back and look at your life; you have to look at the things that are positively impacting you, keep those and anything else can be removed. Your life is precious, don’t waste time on people or things that do not make you happy or impact you positively.
Live outside of your comfort zone: This past summer, I lived abroad for 6 weeks and I was constantly forced to live outside of my comfort zone. Although it was scary from time to time, I never felt more alive than I did in those moments. Living outside of your comfort zone can be uncomfortable, and this is why many people avoid it. But, when you push your limits and experience things beyond your normal routine, it truly makes you feel alive. Say yes to new adventures! When I was in France for that 6 weeks, I tried to say yes to almost everything that was presented to me, and this action made the trip amazing. I learned to live life outside of my comfort zone and push my limits on a daily basis.
Love yourself: Most important lesson learned is to love yourself. Love yourself fiercely! You are the only you, you have. You have to embrace what you are, and once you realize other peoples thoughts don’t matter, you will be free. Loving yourself often gets confused with conceited, but loving yourself is confidence. Being conceited means you only care about yourself, and being confident means you embrace who you are and you won’t change for others. Be confident! You have to learn two lessons within this one lesson; one of them being the fact that people will judge you no matter what, even if you change for one person, someone else will still judge you. You’re better off just being you, it’s way less stress. The other lesson is, once you learn to respect and love yourself, everyone else will follow. If not, refer to lesson number 1.
Everyday we learn a new lesson, whether it is big or small, we can take something from everyday. Looking back on this year, I see it as a year of growth for me. Think about what 2016 means to you, what did you learn? Whatever that may be, take those lessons and use them to create your goals for 2017. In 2017, I plan to continue pushing the walls of my comfort zone and loving myself. How are you going to use your personal lessons to grow in 2017?
No one in this world really knows what they’re doing, we all just pretend we have it all figured out. Although we may be walking around aimlessly, lessons are what guide us toward the life we want. So, whether you know what you’re doing or not, lessons like these are your guide to becoming who you want to be. From day one we are all the same, but as we age, lessons and life experiences are what set us apart. They make us unique. No one will learn the lessons you learned the same way you did. This makes every human interesting and unique.
Thank you for reading PYM today! Next time I post it will be 2017, therefore, I wish all my readers a happy and cheerful New Years. I hope your resolutions are in line and your party dress has more sequins than a pageant girl. if you want more than 3 lessons from me, you can check out my 20 lessons learned post here. Feel free to share this post on social media. Thank you again for reading!