30 Life Lessons
I’m a slow learner, so some things take longer than others for me to learn. I previously posted some of these separately, but I keep learning, so here I am again.Some of these you have to learn the hard way. Some of them you may be able to glean from my experience.
Here are 30 life lessons:
- If you have to impress the friend, he or she isn’t much of a friend.
- “Just once” probably is a bigger deal than led to believe.
- The sooner you decide to get your life headed in the right direction the more time you have to enjoy it.
- There are few shortcuts to success.
- Hard times come naturally in life…determine early to use them for God’s glory and to help others.
- Kids grow up too fast. Enjoy them at each stage.
- There is wisdom with age. Always be willing to learn from those who have lived and experienced more of life.
- The longer you wait to forgive someone the longer it takes to heal your heart.
- If you don’t act on what you feel led to do, because of fear or indecision, someone else will and you will miss the blessing.
- More success in the world does not automatically bring more happiness, more success with the things that matter most does.
- A “lesson in humility” teaches far more than a “ego boost”…
- Often…in my experience…what I don’t want to do is the very thing I need to do the most…
- The best friends sometimes say the hardest things to hear…
- Sometimes it’s not until you give up the right to control that a breakthrough comes…
- People are more honest with you if they can predict your reaction…
- We hurt most the ones we love the most…
- Very few people can really comply with “don’t tell anyone”…
- You never get a second chance at a first impression…
- God’s way is better than my own…
- Rebuilding trust is more difficult than keeping established trust…
- Don’t let any of them pass you by without learning something.
- Stay in physical and spiritual shape throughout your life. It is much easier to maintain than to try and get back in shape.
- If you have a strong passion to do something, (and it is honorable) be willing to risk everything to do it. You can always recover if you fail and, if you fail, you will learn valuable lessons in the process. Someone once said to me, ask yourself: What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? Do that!
- Never quit dreaming. Dreams often fuel the best of life.
- It goes by fast. Let me say it again, because you read that too quickly. IT GOES BY FAST!
- Things are usually not as bad as they appear right now. Be patient, make wise decisions, and it will get better.
- You will look back and wish you had done some things more and some things less. Figure out those what those things are now and prioritize your life accordingly.
- Let a few people into the deepest parts of your life. Allow yourself to be vulnerable with a select few. There will be a time when this is needed. (Trust me.)
- Make relationship decisions carefully.
- Above all else, guard your heart, for it affects everything you do. (Proverbs 4:23)
Which of these resonate with you right now?
