Did You Learn Anything?
With the ending of a year, there comes moments where we self-reflect and recall some events that left a mark on our lives. Perhaps, we changed or grew. Now whether we grew bitter or grew grateful, that’s a choice we make as we allow what transpired to influence our thoughts and feelings. How we digest everything is the key here.
Personally I like to do this self-reflection around my birthday. Not sure why but it seemed to be one of my favourite traditions every year. Some years, I go crazy and do it twice.
The second time would be in the last month of the year. Not on a particular day. Just as things wind down and the energy changes, I have these epiphany moments. Many times, they happen while I’m driving. There is something about being behind the wheels and driving along a straight road, sometimes in silence, other times with gentle music in the background. And then it hits me. The lessons I learned from the experiences I lived. Many times, I get inspired to take action in the new year that feels right.
So here I am driving at night, stopping at traffic lights every so often and suddenly felt like I was in a trance. I remembered things I have pushed out of my mind so I can heal. I remembered moments with certain people where I laughed, cried and had absolute fun times with. I remembered events that felt like it was such a long time ago, meanwhile it was just a few months back. Then it hit me. What are the top 5 lessons I learned this year.
Let me share with you:
I learned that sometimes you have to let go of some people in your life regardless of reasons, and after the dust settles, you realize whatever reasons you thought they were at the time, end up being totally different reasons. Only when you have healed though, this revelation happens
I learned that no matter how “nice” someone may seem to be, there is a dark side to them. There is no such thing as ‘this person would never hurt me’. The universe will teach you that lesson pretty quick. And pretty hard too I must add.
I learned that holding on to dreams that you had most or all your life can actually hold you back from living the life you are meant to live. You block yourself when you are stuck around an idea, a fantasy or sometimes we justify it and say ‘it’s my dream’. Let it go. Let the old dreams go and you will make new ones more matching to the person you have become now.
I learned that love takes many forms in our lives. We discover the true meaning of love as we get older. I’m not sure why it takes us so long to figure that one out. For some it may take years. Knowing and experiencing love in their various forms is very different from understanding and believing in it. Totally different vibes.
The last lesson to share with you that I learned this year or maybe over the course of the last few years, I am exactly where I need to be, meeting the people along my journey as I’m meant to, experiencing things I never thought I would, accepting things I never could in the past … All that I am living now is part of my journey. And I embrace it with all my being.
There you go, these words flowed right out of me. I can truly say, they were channeled. I’m just the messenger. And the ones who are ready for receiving the message will find it.
What’s your top 5 lessons learned? Maybe you can take some time to write them down. You will be amazed what you read after. Even you didn’t know you learned that!? Until you write it.
