Today, I’m joining up with Story of My Life. Today’s question:
Day 23, Thursday: Things you’ve learned that school won’t teach you.
- Everyone comes into your life for a reason, season or a lifetime. Don’t burn your bridges. You’d be amazed at how relationships come back later on down the road.
- If you are really passionate about something or need to learn more, take it upon yourself to get there and don’t let anyone stop you.
- Learn how to do things by yourself. Don’t be the person sitting at home wishing you did it.
- At the end of the day, the only person you can rely on is yourself.
- How to deal with hurtful people. The ones that take advantage of people’s kindness, who are unreasonable. Those who expect to be forgiven but cannot forgive. We’re all human, not super human. We make mistakes.
- The understanding that some people will never change (above) and just enjoy being miserable.
- Death. I have an extremely hard time with this one.
- Work ethic. My family taught me this which I am forever grateful (even though at times, I won’t let myself sit down for more than five minutes).
- The need to take a drive. Sometimes, we all just need to get in our car and take a tour down a road we haven’t been to in a while.
- Never say never. I’ve said it twice (that I recall off the top of my head) and have ended up in the place I am today.
- Life experience is completely different than what you can learn out of a book or classroom. Live it.
- Not every battle has to be fought.
- How to let go. (I haven’t learned this one yet…)
- Enjoy the little things – they’re always the best!
- Change is good.
- Go with your gut.
- No matter how far from home you go, you’re heart will always be there.
Does anyone have any others to add? I’d love to hear them!
This is a really good list!
Thanks Jen!
I’m with you on not burning bridges. I’ve seen this first hand. You never know when you will need someone or a helping hand. Growing up when we would see homeless people my Momma would always say.” the difference between us and them is only a couple of paychecks”
What a good mama you have! Learn it at an early age and you’ll carry it with you forever! Looks like we need a little bit more of that these days! 🙂
My heart is always home. I love that you are honest about where you are at. i too struggles with some of the things you listed. We have to keep trying. 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one! Thanks for stopping by!
There is one that you forgot Diana. You once asked me permission to try and do something. You said, “If I don’t try, I will never know if I could have made a difference. But if I try and nothing comes of it, at least I know that I did try and I’ll be able to live with myself.”
Mom