There are lessons that I've learned over the course of my life and I thought I would share them with you today.
Life Lesson #1- I'm Not the Same Person I Was, I Am a Better Version of that person than I was before.
I was always one of those people that never felt up to par, and I always tried to do things that never made me feel better about myself. I tried to get into gaming when I was dating my now-ex and it failed because it was something I didn't enjoy. I enjoyed yoga/meditation, the Lord, and my family and still do. That makes me happier and makes me feel like a different person. I am myself but just better.
Life Lesson #2- I Never Took Proper Care of my Inner and Outer Self, but I choose to do things for myself that make feel like the best.
So the things I do to take proper care of myself (besides eating well), I take daily time to do yoga (I've been enjoying the yoga with adriene videos on YouTube), and to do meditation (I use the Calm app and I usually do between 5-10 minutes; the sound I love is the waves crashing on the beach- makes me feel at peace); reading books is something I still enjoy but never did before. Also, I love to do face masks and drink tea (I'm not much of a coffee drinker- tea makes me feel a lot happier).
But for the mental aspect of it, you have to realize the big picture which is if you take care of yourself properly and if you love yourself, taking care of yourself will be easier than you think it is.
Life Lesson #3- No Matter What Your Thinking, You'll Get Through the Day On a Right Note.
I would always dread waking up every day for school and my old volunteer program, because it was something I didn't look forward to. But if I didn't get up, I'd be sleeping all day (which would be nice). The point is as long as you get up and get out the door and you have your day set right, it'll be fine. One day, you'll look back and realize it was worth getting up and getting out and enjoying life.
Life Lesson #4- As long as the waves move in a direction towards you, you'll never have to look back.
I love this verse from Psalm 93:4 because it stands true to it's ground; God's almighty love is like the sea- it moves in a way that directs his love towards you. But the lesson here is that when the waves would be coming towards me (whenever I was at the beach in life), it came to me and made me feel happy. But it went back in the ocean and then it came again but it didn't give me that sense of happiness like the first wave crash would. But as long as the wave crashes towards you and doesn't leave you, you'll never have anything to worry about. We are taught to move forward and not to go back to the past. So, whenever you go to the beach, think of that wave and let it go upon your feet and savor that moment and don't think twice about it.
Life Lesson #5- Train your mind to think like a positive person would; otherwise you'll act like the rest of the world.
I absolutely adore this verse from Romans 12:2 (Romans 12:1 is great too) and it teaches me that if you train your mind to love God and not what everyone else likes in the world. I would always try in life to fit in with everyone but that necessarily wouldn't work; my mind would tell me- "Do not blend with everyone else". So, I stuck with that lesson in life- I was the person that never blended in or tried too hard to please anything or anyone. I did try too hard when I wanted the same key chain as this popular girl had; she eventually tossed it away but I kept mine. But the lesson here is that your mind is like an boxing match- you can prepare myself for the fight you'll win for or you won't and you'll just lose (that's a good analogy I think). Train your mind to have positive thoughts; when I was at my old program, I was always nasty and negative and lashed out at anything or anyone. I never thought about what I was saying first before I put it into my mouth. I eventually lost the battle on this one in my mind. But when I went to therapy, my therapist taught me a trick- when your mind is negative, use the phrase- "Stop That Thought" and it'll train your mind to physically stop the negative sayings. It worked with me (which is good). Think positive here, peeps; don't be like the rest of those people in the world. Different is a great thing.
Life Lesson #6- I fear change but I never gave up on what I had to gain of that change.
In life, I have had to go through change (i.e.- moving, friends, new schools) and I freaking hated it! But what I gained was a new perspective on the things I needed in life: my family, and friends. When I was dating my now-ex and I asked myself, "Is this the change I needed in life is without him?" My mind was like, "Yes. You're not happy; you need to be back to the way you were before he existed in your life." So, I went with that and broke up with him; It hurt us both but I gained a chance for change. I changed my inner and outer being to doing things I loved- like hanging out with friends that made me happy, yoga/meditation, etc. I gained a whole new lease on life when I dumped my ex. I felt that change made me a new person. It's like a gained a life again. And I freaking loved it!
Life Lesson #7- If your scared to do something, DO IT! It'll be better for you.
Having do something scary is never good anyways, but if it you get off of you. It's going to be fine. I've always had to go with choice that genuinely scared me in life, like roller coasters. There was this one roller coaster I enjoyed at Busch Gardens (it's no longer there now), and I was terrified to go on it cause of the heights and loops. But as soon as I got on, I was having fun. It was an awesome ride! But life choices, on the other hand, I had to decide where to go to for my new volunteer program two summers ago (2014) and I eventually went with one that seemed like fun. It was a scary decision but it made it easier. After being there for not even a year, drama started, everyone was so negative and down on everything and I was like, "Lemme out of here!" I did get out but I had to go through that scary process again of finding a new place and I was so scared but the decision of going there was like the icing on the cake. It was just right.
I hope you enjoyed today's post! Let me know if you want anymore inspirational posts like these!
Hope to see you soon!
Lauren :)
-Proverbs 3:5-6-
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