27 Life Lessons I’ve Learnt Along the Way

27 Life Lessons I’ve Learnt Along the Way

This past week it was my birthday, and as I approach my thirties, I’ve been thinking about the most significant things I’ve learnt so far, my major realizations so to speak, and by the end of the list I made, I knew it could really be inspiring material for an article!

Birthdays are so full of magic, there’s something special in the air, anticipation and a breeze of nostalgia. I think that birthdays have a special smell, though it’s probably something that happens only in my memories. Be as it may, they are a great moment for remembrance and also for contemplation.

1. A trip is always better than any material thing you can buy
2. Losing a job is not the end of the world
3. Travelling opens your mind and helps you get rid of a lot of prejudice
4. Migrating is one of the most difficult things you can do
5. You will learn to integrate your grief into your life, carry on and smile again
6. Heartache happens, and there’s no insurance against it
7. You’re prettier than you realize
8. In the same line, nobody actually pays that much attention to the shape of your body
9. Accepting your image solves a great deal of issues
10. Everybody, no matter how good looking and fit they are, has some insecurities
11. If you fail, the world won’t stop
12. If you succeed, the world won’t stop either
13. You don’t have to explain yourself
14. You will probably go through a great deal of failed relationships
15. You will survive each heartache
16. Most times, the cause of your heartache will be that they don’t love you enough, and it has nothing to do with you
17. You can’t force love
18. Your feelings are yours, and nobody can take them away from you
19. There’s nothing better than waking up to doing what you love doing
20. You won’t always necessarily feel butterflies for your partner and that’s still love
21. Not everyone who says to be your friend is actually your friend
22. Up to this day, problems have always found a way to resolve, and so far the record doesn’t indicate current or future problems won’t find a way to work out
23. Credit cards are a bad idea
24. It is okay to embarrass yourself
25. Your situation is not as unique as you think
26. You can love someone and still don’t want them to be a part of your life
27. Just because you’ve been doing something all your life, doesn’t mean it’s good for you, or that you can’t change it

That’s quite a list! What about yours? What are your major realizations? Leave a comment and share your personal wisdom!