#2016 lessons

[baellet-blog]

2016 Musings

1. Life is a playground of infinite experiences and people, many of which will seem magical and meaningful to you. None of these things will last, but there will always be more. Change is incessant – feelings go, moments go, people go. None of this is inherently bad, just the ever-flowing, transitory nature of life.

2. Avoid social interactions that leave you feeling tired and “unlike yourself”. Just don’t bother – you know what energizes you, and whether that’s listening to music alone or meeting up with 3 select friends, just do those things. This way, your life will be a whole human experience, instead of a chain of fake interactions. 

3. Don’t let anything make you too happy, unless you can cope with the equal amount of sadness that you will feel when it leaves. Obviously don’t avoid all happiness, but be aware of point 1 and be sensible.

4. Just speak your mind, don’t suffer in your own head and then wonder why you find your connections with people unfulfilling. If you’re hiding 50% of your feelings, you will be lonely regardless of who you’re with. 

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make sure you're going somewhere, not just going through the motions

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Lesson from 2016 - don't discount people's fears...

Lessons from 2016 - don't discount people's fears... Learn about this and more at WorkLearnPlay.com

Now we are a couple weeks into 2017 and I am starting back writing again as one of my 2017 resolutions. What better way to start out is to capture lessons from the past and in a series of posts I will do just that based on lessons that I believe we should all take away from 2016.

In 2016 many of us heard about the scary clown craze and some people have significant fears of clowns and others do…

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What 2016 Has Taught Me

2016 has been a year of many lessons.

First, and most important lesson of all is to NEVER EVER love someone more than you love myself. I realized a little too late that I had over the last two years and four months, became more and more infatuated with a man who I put first, in turn it caused me to put myself last and my family after that, however it was not intentional. It cannot be erased from history nor can there be any do overs so for the future changes are a necessity.

Second, allow people to leave your life when God shows its time to let them go.  Some people are in your life only for a season and when that season changes so do you. Holding onto the past season might be detrimental to your future. 

Lastly, live your life to the fullest because you never know when the moment will come that you will no longer walk the earth. One of my childhood best-friend,  life was taken too soon along with my sisters best friend on October 30th, 2016. Tabitha “Tabby” Cruz, 20, was full of life and was going to have a bright future with plans of becoming a veterinarian, she was an amazing friend and even though we did not get to see each other as often, whenever we did it was like nothing changed. We could talk forever and it would feel like we caught up with whatever we missed in our lives. Omani Free, 18, although, I knew her only for a short moment in time she will forever be the innocent friend of my sister who made me laugh whenever I was around her. Her soul was as pure as they came. Both were taken so abruptly and their loss impacted so many lives. They will forever be missed. 

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16 Lessons of 2016

1. Sometimes strangers are more appreciative for your random help or kindness than someone you've known for a long time. 2. Everything has its own perfect timing. 3. Your timeline is not anyone else's timeline--it's ok to be in different places in life than other people the same age. 4. Stay kind even if others are not. There is ALWAYS someone there to see your good deeds and compassion. 5. Never forget those people who have helped you get to where you are now. 6. Opportunities come in all different forms, it's your responsibility to recognize them and jump on them. 7. You will go through heartbreaks that make you feel like you are dying. You are not dying. 8. Not everyone has the same heart as you. 9. Do no harm but take no shit. 10. Anxiety and depression--although debilitating and seems to have no end in sight--is only temporary 11. Loneliness can feel a lot like love in the middle of the night. Any text intended to be sent past 2AM can wait until the next day. If your feelings were true, they would still be valid in the morning. 12. Friends and family may be your support system, but only you can pick up your broken pieces. Accept that you are all that you have. 13. Sometimes the missing piece you didn't know you had comes in the form of four legs, brown eyes, bat ears, and underbite, a wet nose, and slobbery kisses. 14. Holding onto the things not meant to you will kill you. Letting them go will set you free. 15. Block out the noise that surround you, and focus on yourself. You will move mountains, you will fight. It is you that will bring you places. 16. Leave negative situations and people where they are at. It isn’t your job or responsibility to be everyone’s light.

[inhale-prosperity]

2016

Another lesson this year has blessed me with: There is a huge difference between putting yourself first and putting your pleasures first.

[soulexplorer13]

• 10 lessons learnt in 2016 •

1.ACCEPTANCE Acceptance can be the key in many situations.Accepting that some people will never change (in a positive way).Accepting that not everyone says what they mean.And the most important thing,accepting yourself.You,with your flaws and dreams.With your tears and smiles.With what you are and what you have. 2.POSITIVITY Having a postive mind makes you feel healthier.At least,that's the way I think. You can't always choose that state of mind,but you can do it from time to time.Positivity does matter.Keep it close to your mind. 3.FEELINGS Feelings.Such a delicate topic.It's okay to feel bad sometimes.It's fine to cry.But don't make a habit out of that.It's not healthy! Whatever happened,it happened.You can't change your actions.But you CAN change the way you think about them and that is something,right? 4.COMPLIMENTS Compliment people.Make their day! Make them feel special,because they deserve it.Never forget to tell them something nice that lights up their face.We all need some things to be happy about and compliments are one of those "things". 5.KEEP IN TOUCH Keep in touch with people.Ask them how they've been.Ask them out.Call your friends and spend hours with them.Don't destroy connections because they are one of the most valuable things in life.Please be aware of that! 6.YOU CAN DO IT! You know what? If you really want to do something,you do it.If you want to write something,you're going to take that pen,get your notebook and start writing.If you want to study and get a good great,you may not even sleep.But at least you know that you can do it.No matter how hard it is,you do it because it's what you want. 7.STUDY HARD You're not studying for someone in particular,are you? You're studying for yourself,for your knowledge,for your future.Don't say "I'll study because my mom told me to",because "X said it's smarter than me".Nope.You're your only reason and the only one that will benefit. 8.READ,READ,READ Read books,read GOOD articles,read the news.Be informed,be a person that has a vast knowledge.Read and you'll learn life lessons without living them.You'll travel to places you're never been before.You'll become more than you already are. 9.HOPE No matter how difficult a situation gets,don't lose your hope.What a cliché you might think.Yeah,it may be.But isn't it true? People leave,things change but hope's always there. 10.DON'T WASTE TIME Don't waste time with toxic people. Do they make you cry all the time? Then "bye!" You don't need negativity in your life.There are too many situations that we do not choose,yet they make us feel horrible.But we can choose people that encounter us.Try to do not choose negative ones.And if you do,don't let them stay.You're a good person so why would you waste time with them? Idk if anyone's going to read it but I've already written it so yeah 😂 Hope you found these lessons useful! x -soulexplorer13 (Anne Maria)

[creativemandie]

Lessons from 2016

10 Things I’ve learned in 2016

2016 hasn’t been much different than 2015 or 2014 or 2013 and so on for the past 10 years for me.  Life is life.  You have choices and you have positive or negative reactions/responses and consequences to those choices.  You have a choice in how you respond, love, live, who you allow in your life, who you choose to let go of and so on.  However, despite going through another divorce (#3), several medical hiccups, financial strains, issues with my kids, 4 soccer teams, a few lost friendships and some ugly realities, this year I feel I come out a lot stronger than any year prior due to these learned lessons.

1. Everything is a choice and it’s always up to you to decide.  There is never a such thing as “I don’t have a choice.”

2. It’s ok to not have all the answers or everything figured out.  Just let things be and try to be better today than yesterday.

3. Be present. Life happens.  Job schedules are crazy, kids schedules and so on. However, the only thing you will regret later in life are moments missed.  Time is the one thing you can’t get back.

4. It doesn’t matter how many times you drive that ball up the field, if you don’t take a shot you will never score.

5. People make time for what and who is important not excuses.

6. Let Go. Sometimes holding on does more damage than letting go. God will never take something from that isn’t healthy for you or that He doesn’t plan to replace with something greater.

7. What flows from your life is more often than not associated with what you allow to flow into your life.  If you allow drama, toxic people and negativity without balance then what will eventually flow out of you will be just as toxic.

8. You can’t pour from an empty cup.  Make yourself a priority.

9. Perspective is everything. How you see things and how you choose to view the world around you and situations you are in will make a huge difference in your life one way or another.  

10. God’s GRACE is sufficient! Most of all this year I have more truth and comfort in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 than ever before.  I can ask God to remove my thorn (which most of the time I self inflicted) or I can allow God’s love and God’s grace to flow from whatever hilltop or valley I may be in, and really in the valleys “for when I am weak; He is strong.”

There you guys and gals go.  A few lessons that I feel I am leaving 2016 with and taking into 2017 where I will continue to grow and be stretched with epic grace, love and guidance from above and those close to me!

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