31 Realizations and Lessons ♥

Meeting and interacting with a lot of people on a daily basis, I've realized a lot of things;

At the same time, I've also been reminded of past realizations that I've forgotten through time.

I've learned a lot of things in my 31 years of existence, but I tried listing down just 31 - one for each year - and I'm sharing it with you with the hope that you may also learn even a few things from it :)

1. Be yourself..

2. Write things down..

3. Bad things happen to good people..

4. Uncertainty is caused by a lack of knowledge.  Hesitation is the product of fear..

5. Realize that the harder you work, the luckier you will become..

6. Most of the time what you are looking for is right in front of you..

7. Chance is a gift. Act on it when given the opportunity..

8. Kindness and hardwork will take you further than intelligence..

9. However good or bad a situation is now, it will change. Accept this simple fact..

10. Make mistakes, admit them, learn from them, laugh about them, and move along..

11. If you don't do it, you will never know for sure..

12. Communicate. Don't try to read other people's minds, and don't make them try to read yours..

13. Surround yourself with people who fill your gaps.  Let them do the stuff they’re better at so you can do the stuff you’re better at..

14. Ask someone if you aren’t sure..

15. Don't try to please everyone..

16. Always be honest with yourself and others..

17. Say 'I love you' and mean it, but more importantly, show it..

18. Say 'Please' and 'Thank You'..

19. Learn to cook..

20. Smile often, even to complete strangers..

21. Apologize when you should..

22. It's perfectly okay to be childlike at times..

23. Don’t eat when you’re bored.  Eat when you’re hungry.

24. Be in the here and now. Don't dwell on the past or worry too much about the future..

25. Don't do things that are permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset..

26. Time heals all wounds, regardless of how you feel right now.. scars are reminders of that something painful in the past has been healed..

27. Treat everyone with the same respect you'd give to your grandparents, and the same patience you'd have with your baby brother or sister..

28. Laughing and crying make us human. Don't deprive yourself of those..

29. Don’t worry too much about what other people think about you..

30. Take lots of pictures. They may not mean a lot to you now, but they will. They definitely will..

31. The world will always be the same. What will change is your perception of it..

Excited for more learnings to come :)