Happy Day 3 of Blogmas 2024!
As the year comes to an end, it is the time to celebrate life and reflect on lessons we gathered along the way.
One thing I’m always grateful for is that my blessings have always outweighed my lessons. God has never let me experience a year where I had more to sulk about than I had to be joyful for.
This year, my spirit was really tested in every area but thanks to God’s grace, I had a truly amazing year. The lessons I learnt are honestly too many to count but here are just a few significant ones that are now imprinted in my heart.
Prioritize your relationship with God. Nothing and no one else will matter at the end. The things of this world will actually end.
Loss is inevitable. I’m fortunate not to have experienced any major loss during the past 22 years of my life. God has kept my closest family and friends safe. This year, I lost my lovely dog, Bruno. I spoke about him a lot during my first year of blogging. We had him for 6 years so he really felt like family. Losing him was the closest to heartbreak that I’ve ever felt.
What you’re not changing, you’re choosing. If you’re in a situation you don’t like or feel like you shouldn’t be in, and you’re not doing anything to change that, then you’re choosing to be there. We’re now adults so we can’t keep pointing fingers at others for where we find ourselves. Choosing to settle is a choice.
Don’t make decisions during a rush of emotions. Ask for time to process how you’re feeling. If the other person doesn’t respect that, it’s on them.
Listen to your body. Your brain will try to convince you that you’re okay with certain things but your body feels otherwise.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Do not let other people’s choices deter you from doing what you want to do for yourself. Doing stuff with friends is great but your friends will not always want to do the stuff you want to do but that shouldn’t discourage you from doing it.
When someone says they’ve reached the bus stop in your life, let them come down. Don’t force them to stay on your bus.
Do not change for anyone. The people for you will accept you for who you are in the moment. And do not try to change anyone, if you don’t like who they are right now then they are not for you.
SAY NO if you genuinely do not want to do that thing but don’t say no because you’re just scared or nervous. You’ll miss out on life if you say no to everything.
Do it scared. Most of the amazing things that I have gotten to experience in my life, including starting this blog, I did it scared. I did it with my heart beating so loud that my ears could hear it. This year, I did a lot of things scared.
Take care of your health. Even if you don’t care about yourself, do it for your (future) partner, your kids, best friends, all the people who will want to see you in good health when you’re older.
Keep your head where your feet are. I realized this year that most of us spend our time chasing the future. I remember in my freshman year when I kept looking forward to my 6 months internship. During my 6 months internship this year, I kept looking forward to when I would resume for my final year. It robbed me of the joy I should’ve been feeling in that moment cause I kept looking to the future. It was only after I became conscious of this that I made the choice to ‘fashi’ the future, leave it to God and enjoy where I currently am. Best believe, my entire experience changed!
These are just a few important lessons that I learnt this year.
Thank you so much for reading and see you tomorrow for Day 4! 🤍
What’s a lesson you learnt this year that you think someone needs to hear?
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