Write a list defining one thing you learned for every year you have been alive, October 10, 2019

Write a list defining one thing you learned for every year you have been alive. So, if you are 15 — write 15 lessons. If you are 25, write 25 lessons. This was harder than I thought!  


1.    Love is stronger than hate


2.    Everybody who says they are your friend are not always your friends


3.    Karma is real


4.    You never totally know a person – even when you think you do


5.    Low self-esteem is the root of bad relationships


6.    The grass is not always greener on the other side


7.    Faith is the hardest walk you’ll ever walk


8.    God is real


9.    Money comes and goes, and is not worth the damage left in the wake of seeking it


10.    The love of your family is everything


11.    Nothing replaces the love of a good mother


12.    Sometimes a dream is not just a dream. It’s a visitation


13.    Don’t bite the hand that feeds you


14.    The root of racism is fear


15.    Laughter is good for the soul


16.    Hurt people hurt people


17.    The top of a rollercoaster ride is the wrong time to question the mechanics / physics of said rollercoaster


18.    Some people value the life of animals over human lives


19.    Sometimes your biggest enemy is between your ears


20.    Time is the most precious thing you own


21.    Your gut is never wrong


22.    I’d rather be poor than to be a rich snob


23.    Material things are just things


24.    Love is not always easy


25.    Kids are the most honest creatures God ever made


26.    You can’t put a price on peace of mind


27.    If a man makes you feel ‘less than’; he’s not the man you should be with


28.    Words hurt more than a punch


29.    Pretty is as pretty does


30.    A shut eye ain’t always sleep


31.    Real friends don’t care what you look like, or what you do or do not have


32.    Everything that’s good to you ain’t good for you


33.    God always gets His way


34.    More people care about you than you think


35.    Every neighborhood needs at least 1 really nosey neighbor


36.    Skinny men need love too. Just not from me


37.    Music is healing


38.    A smile from the right person is everything


39.    Heaven costs more than we are able to give, sometimes


40.    You have to know love before you can give it away


41.    Everybody is not meant to be a parent. Get a dog first, and see how that goes


42.    Sometimes you just need a good cry


43.    Sometimes you just need to say thank you


44.    Let go of people who emotionally drain you


45.    Since God makes no mistakes, I know where I’m supposed to be


46.    Pain is often disguised as rage


47.    Nothing is impossible


48.    Don’t go to the ends of the earth for somebody unless they’d do the same for you


49.    If sin is sin is sin – then make it a big one so it’ll be worth it LOL


50.    Going to the beach makes life worth living


51.    Change is good for the soul


52.    If you want something bad enough, you’ll make it happen


53.    Most things we worry about never come to pass


54.    Sometimes a loss is actually a win


55.    Don’t wear high-water pants, white socks, and sandals and expect to find love. Love might be blind, but women are not