So this may be a boring post but a few things that have happened lately have gotten me to think a lot about life lessons. Do you ever think, "If I could know what I know now and go back 10 years life would be so different"? I think about the person I was 15 years ago, 10 years ago, etc. and I'm grateful for the life lessons I've learned along the way. I'm grateful for the hard things I've had to go through to learn these lessons. Sometimes I wish I could have learned them earlier. I remember in my youth I had a really good friend. She was there for me when I lost my dad and probably was the best friend you could ask for at such a young age. I, in my immaturity, ruined that friendship and regretted it for years. It taught me to cherish good friendships because they are hard to find. My neighbor upstairs and I were chatting the other day and she asked me if I could talk to a group of middle school aged kids what would I tell them. I started thinking about it and here are just a few things I wish I could have told my 12-year-old self....
- To have friends, you have to be a friend.
- JNCO's never should be cool.
- You should put the most effort into forging relationships with your siblings before friends because when you're older, they will be all you got.
- Negative people are contagious.
- People can change.
- If you have problems with everyone around you, it's probably you, not them.
- Never let your sister dye your hair.
- Gratitude is the most becoming quality.
- You can't assume that people know what you're going through, and expect them to cut you some slack.
- Pizza and Subway for lunch every single day will make you chubby.
- Most people have enough problems of their own to care about yours.
- Wear your retainer. (If you need proof, just look at my shark teeth!)
- It could always be worse.
And on and on it could go....I have so many lessons that I have had to learn the hard way in my short 27 years. I love that with experience, comes maturity. I can't wait for that day 20 years from now, when I'll sit and look back and laugh at the things I worry about now!
All right, I'll stop being a giant cheeser now.
4 comments:
Suzy you are amazing! Those words of wisdom are so great. Growing up and maturing really is a good thing. The crazy things I did and the snotty 13 year old I could be. I'm glad they are over and that I know that people really can change!
Suz- I love this post. I think about this all the time. I think to get together with highschool friends now would be a blast because everyone has matured and probably changed a little for the better, I think I have. Thanks for sharing.
Um, I love this. So many true lessons, that I think we have all taken a long time to learn! And a couple of them really struck me as true, but I must just not have truly learned them yet. You gave me the shortcut lesson! Thanks for sharing!!
I love this post. I have had many similar thoughts. I am glad you put them down.
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