When you reach certain milestones in your life you have acquired a certain amount of living and experiences. Like everyone else some experiences are great, some good, some bad and some designed to have us learn something we haven't figured out that the universe is trying to nudge us toward. Watching how others succeed or stumble can also be full of lessons if we are actually paying close enough attention.
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That all being said the following is not a complete list but one I put together capturing a lot of living and the wisdom I have acquired along the way.
Here it goes.........
Sometimes as hard as we try, we will make the same mistake twice or even a third time or more. It's called being human
Holding on to resentments towards others says more about you than it does about what happened or the other person
Relationships with siblings can be complicated. That's ok do your best
Forgiving someone that has wronged you is hard
Trusting another person with your authentic self is a leap of faith
Money changes people even if they think it won't
People will tell lies about you that others will believe and you can't do anything about it
Not everyone is going to like you be at peace with this fact
Don't try to figure out why your friends' marriage succeeded and yours failed-its wasted energy
Beating around the bush doesn't solve any problems just creates more
When you get married you also marry their family and know they will influence your marriage one way or another
You can't have it all at the same time but you can have it all if you break it up in to different life chapters
Negative self talk is destructive and serves no purpose
You can't fix other people, All you can do is love them but sometimes only from a distance
Regrets are useless unless they teach us what we can do differently next time
You don't owe others explanations for your actions unless you choose to
Addiction is a disease that breaks up families and destroys lives
You always have today to make a difference or change and start over
Saying you are sorry doesn't make you weak
Being kind to others less fortunate defines who we are and our humanity
Sometimes it takes a lot of living to know what real love actually is
A perfect family Christmas card doesn't equal a perfect happy family
Single parenting is hard because raising kids is suppose to be done with two parents
Divorce is much harder than saving a troubled marriage..Work it out if you can but some things that happen are simply deal breakers
Sometimes you have to say the unthinkable and let the chips fall where they may
XO & #StayCurious
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