There have been lots of changes in my life over the past twelve months, self-employment being just one of them.
Change is an opportunity for learning, personal growth and self-discovery. Some of the lessons I’m learning are ones that I seem to have learn over and over again.
I’m not complaining. Although there are dark nights and hard days, the last few months have opened my eyes and heart to many wonderful experiences.
I know the future holds both sadness and grief, but I also know, based on the lessons I am learning, that it also holds the possibility of wonderment and joy and sometimes all of these things at the same time.
I’d like to share with you some of the life lessons I am learning:
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Long term goals are just as important, if not more so as short term goals.
No matter how much I plan, things rarely go according to plan.
Not planning allows the hours, days and months to slip by wasted.
I can make decisions and plans and take action, but I cannot control the outcome.
I understand now why my Dad had the Serenity Prayer pinned up where he could read it every day.
Sometimes my best just isn’t good enough.
Life is full of possibilities and will remain so until a choice is made.
Indecision is a choice.
Making a choice today means letting go of the other possibilities I can see.
Making a choice today also opens the door to possibilities I can’t see yet.
Not knowing the outcome is not an excuse for not making a choice.
Just because I finally make a decision and choose doesn’t guarantee success.
Not making a decision and not choosing does guarantee failure.
I can’t make everything better or ‘fix’ things for everyone.
I can’t control things.
Just because something goes wrong, or something bad happens doesn’t mean it’s my fault.
Taking on the problems of those around me doesn’t do me or them any good.
The best thing I can do to help others is to help myself.
Actions speak louder than words and are remembered far longer.
I can’t buy happiness, forgiveness, love or success.
Love is a gift no matter how large or small the size it is given.
Accepting others for who they are opens the door to self-acceptance.
Letting go of both positive and negative experiences is needed to continue to grow and move forward.
Sadness and joy can coexist.
When the same message keeps appearing over and over I need to slow down and listen to what it’s trying to tell me.
There are many paths to self-discovery and sometimes they all converge at once for a very bumpy journey.
Can you relate to any of these lessons? Have you had to learn them more than once? What are some of the life lessons you have learned on your own journey to self-discovery?
