13 lessons 2017 taught me!!!
2018 is just around the corner. A year can bring huge
changes in yourself, your surrounding, your mental state and a lot of things. 2017 has been a year
full of learning and experience. So I thought to share few of my learning with all of you in 2017.
Our parents are always right :
Ok! not always but most of the times.... I’d
always been skeptical about the decisions that my parents or my family took for
me but as I look back…. Damn! They were right!
Self-confidence :
If you ask me what kind of a
person I was a year back, I would say under-confident, quiet dependent, shy and
very scared of most of the things. I would never leave my comfort zone. But now
as you can tell how much confidence I have built up because if not, I would not
have been sitting here putting myself to the world and typing about my
thoughts.
Everything happens for a reason :
As cliché as it might sound, everything
actually happens for a reason and most of the times, for a GOOD reason. I was
into many things back in 2017 and most of the things did not happen. But later
on, I realized the ‘good reasons’ because of which the works were not being
able to complete.
Patience is key :
I cannot stress more on this
thing because patience has worked really well in my case. I was a very
short-tempered person who would get frustrated even with small things. Now I
have become a more patient person and more happy too! J
Never forget to be grateful :
To be honest I was
never satisfied with the things I had. I always wanted more which is (in a way) good in
order to make your life better and work towards living a life of your choice.
But that being said, we should definitely not forget what we are provided with
because unless we don’t lose what we have, we do not realize its value.
Self-care is important :
I don’t think I should
say much about this because who doesn’t love to be treated as a special being.
One of the major learning was
self-care. It is so important to care for yourself both mentally and
physically. Physically, because your body is the temple of your soul and
mentally, because you do not want to live your life with unnecessary baggage on
your shoulders.
Forgive people but never forget :
Now this one
is important. Everybody makes mistakes and if they take charge of what they do
then you should definitely forgive them. But you do not necessarily have to
forget what that person did to you so that you become more aware while dealing
with that person in future.
Self-acceptance :
It is as important as
self-care. This is another lesson 2017 taught me. If YOU do not love yourself,
then who will?
Never give up :
As I talked about things that I
wanted to happen in 2017 but did not happen, I still have not given up on those
things. I’m continuously moving forward to make those things work for me.
Read more….and more :
Yes! It is as important as any other thing. The more you sow the seed of knowledge the better results you
reap. I try to read at least for 15 minutes a day and trust me I am a more
satisfied person now.
Small things matter :
There are so many small
details that we often tend to forget in order to look at the bigger picture. Of
course the bigger picture matters, but along with the attention given to our
smallest happiness of our lives.
Help others :
As a social work student, I have
taken this term “serving others” as a purpose of my life. I am not talking
about going broke in the name of charity (do it when you want to) but helping
others in everyday life makes you a better person.
Your family is everything :
We all know this, no
matter how huge mistakes we do in our lives, our family will always forgive us
and accept us (but that doesn’t mean I’ve committed a crime). Family is always
important and 2017 made me realize this.
2017……you were special to me and I guess it
was special to all of you as well because good things gave us experience and
bad things gave us knowledge. So let’s welcome the year we are willing to make
more prosperous, happy and full of experience.
THANK YOU 2017!!!!!! J
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