Each year on the eve of my birthday, I reflect upon lessons learned over the past year and set goals for the upcoming one. I’ve come to understand that however unwelcome an event may be at the time, it always leads to a positive outcome in the future. I consider friends and acquaintances and how they make me feel. Spending my time with those embodying allegorical exuberance, distancing myself from the slightest tenebrosity of envy, resentment and spitefulness.
This year, I share my insights…
- A smile can unlock the hardest of hearts
- Treasure your relationships
- Express gratitude and appreciation
- Say “I love you” as often as possible
- The person who possesses the largest bookshelf, not designer fashions, wallet or gun, holds true power
- Transcend political correctness, strive for human righteousness
- The truth can hurt and often does…get over it and move forward
- Let go of the past or you won’t have room for a future
- The bigger your challenge, the bigger your lesson
- Mistakes repeated = lessons not learned
- When life is stormy, dance in the rain
- Cold crow is hard to swallow; apologize wholeheartedly as soon as possible
- Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of the situation
May you have enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to realize true happiness.
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Your insights are great and will be something I think about today. I agree that everything is a learning experience and that if we don't learn the lesson we keep repeating it. I know I get stuck and boy is that annoying! I'll strive to break out of my ruts.
ReplyDeleteThank you and happy birthday!