1. It's indescribable amazing to find people to share your heart with. Oh what a great thing it is to be understood and validated. Love intentionally. Speak up. Love is a verb. Act like it. 2. Everybody is needy. Where do you go to get your needs met? Why not to the one who created the in the first place? Body, Soul and Spirit have needs that need to be met. You are not broken, you just don't know what you need and how to get it. 3. Feelings can trick you. You shouldn't always rely on them. Get the view of someone else. Sometimes things sound far worse in our minds than they actually are. Even just speaking them out helps. You'll realize how ridiculous it sounds. 4. Emotions are valid. Be nice to yourself. Treat yourself like you are your own best friend and allow yourself to be in pain. Don't let it consume you, but let it have an effect on you. If you always push it away it will hurt even more if you let it in eventually. 5. Boundaries are important. There are not just physical boundaries but also emotional ones. I wish someone would have told me when I was younger that there is such a think of emotionally making out with someone. You vomit all your feelings out and then you walk away feeling all gross. Boundaries isn't keeping you from connection, it's actually making your connection stronger and last. 6. Sometimes it's better to look outside then to get to consumed with yourself. Do something to make someone elses day better today. Make someone smile. Find our what your friend/mom/neighbor likes and get it for them. Being generous is so fulfilling! 7. Fun should be part of every day in your life. Find one person that makes you laugh per dad. Listen to some dad jokes. Look at a funny Video. Just laugh. It's healthy. 8. I love learning new things. I love getting challenged. There's some thing to it that makes it fun. Development is good. Moving forward is good. But there's also no shame in being stuck sometimes. 9. Honor is such a beautiful thing. Take time to be intentional with the people you love them. Honor them for what they are doing, honor them for what they are trying to do. Be intentional with the time you have with people. You'll never know when they won't be there anymore. (Quality) Time is precious. 10. Listen to the voice of the Lord. No matter how hard it may seem. Obedience is fruitful. He will reward you. He'll give you the strength to do what he asked of you and he only wants the best for you.
my 2017 // what I’ve learned this year