Lessons Learned

I think.

A lot.

And I've been reflecting on how much I've grown and changed in the past few years of my life.

I wouldn't consider myself to be a person of wisdom, but there are just a few things I've come to know:

1.) The things you hold onto the most are like water in your hands. If you cup the water in your hands, the water sits at rest. But if you squeeze your hands to tightly, all the water slips right through your fingers. The things you hold onto the most are what slip through your fingers the easiest.

2.) Listening to your parents isn't about you following rules. It's about how much you respect and love them.

3.) LADIES: A man will NEVER make you happy. Ever. Period. The more you look to find happiness from a guy, the more you will find that you will never attain it. No matter what your relationship status is, you are stuck with all of who you are and you have to learn to love yourself.

4.) Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace and your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.

5.) Whether it's the best or worst of times, it's the only time we have. And you can waste all of your life wanting something you don't have, or you can sit back and appreciate what you have at the moment.

6.) It takes far more guts to do the right thing than to take the easy way out.

7.) Real Love isn't about following a list of rules. It's not about demands placed upon us. Love is about being so consumed in agape love that you can't help but to want to live for God.

8.) Prom night is so much better when it's spent with real friends and when you're not wearing an uncomfortable dress.

9.) When it comes to relationships, love isn't always enough. Just because you love someone doesn't mean that they are the right person for you or that they treat you as well as you should be treated. Don't let your emotions fool you.

10.) Before we conquer the world, we must first conquer thy self.

11.) The best way to make a difference in someone's life is to be the love in their life.

12.) Simplicity can only be obtained when you allow yourself to become completely satisfied with what you've been given. Then there's no need for complexity.

13.) Don't dwell on your mistakes from yesterday because today, your only goal is to be better than you were the day before.

14.) Tough situations don't last; Tough people do.

15.) People will come in and out of your life all the time. When someones leaves, it just means that they've fulfilled their purpose in your life.

16.) Time is more of a friend than you think...