This article is about specific life lessons from specific persons and learning about them might empower you in your life. First, there are ten life lessons that people learn too late. Second, there are twenty-five empowering life lessons suggested that you should know by the time you turn twenty-five. Finally, you may also be empowered by forty-five lessons written by a ninety-year old woman, but I will write about ten.
Let’s begin with the ten life lessons that people learn too late. The author of these lessons is www.marcandangel.com and he briefly describes each lesson in the website. First, this moment is your life; your life is between now and your next breath; the present is all the life you ever get. Second, a lifetime isn’t very long. He says, “this is your life, and you’ve got to fight for it.” Third, the sacrifices you make today will pay dividends in the future. Fourth, when you procrastinate, you become a slave to yesterday. Instead, be proactive. Fifth, failures are only lessons. Good things come to those who still hope. Sixth, you are your most important relationship. Happiness is when you feel good about yourself. Seventh, a person’s actions speak the truth. Their actions will tell you everything you need to know. Eighth, small acts of kindness can make the world a better place. Kindness is the only investment that never fails. Ninth, behind every beautiful life, there has been some kind of pain. You must keep stepping forward even when it hurts. Finally, time and experience heals pain.
Michelle Persad from the Huffington Post has written an article titled, “25 Empowering Life Lessons you should know by the time you turn 25.” The lessons are: 1. No is a complete sentence that does not need an explanation. 2. It’s ok to burn bridges. 3. It’s completely alright if you don’t have every little bit figured out at all times. Often the best things can come from times of chaos. 4. When your parents tell you that high school friends won’t matter later, listen to them. 5. If you don’t want to drive three hours to attend a distant relatives baby shower that’s ok. Send a card, and don’t feel guilty. 6. Ladies, invest in the best brassieres you can afford. 7. Don’t believe in other people’s versions of what’s right and wrong. 8. Money doesn’t buy anything of real value. 9. It’s ok to let toxic people go. That includes family members. Life is too short to be around negative people who don’t have your best interest at heart. 10. When you’re 20, love conquers all, when you’re 30, a good credit score does. 11. Don’t let people pressure you into deciding what you want to do with your life. 12. Appreciate and love yourself every day- you’re beautiful at every age. 13. Don’t be afraid to act like a boss. 14. Sometimes you have to forgive people. We all make bad decisions. 15. Friendship is family. 16. Laugh a lot and travel often. 17. You don’t have to get married or have kids. 18. Go after the people you’re interested in strike up conversations. Ask someone out. Life is too short to fear rejection. 19. Don’t spend all your time working. 20. Stress less. 21. Health is important. You should always take care of yourself, not just when the damage is done. 22. Don’t rack up loads of debt buying cheap clothes that you will never wear. 23. Stand up for yourself more often. 24. Life is really too short, just do your thing and keep walking. 25. You still don’t have all the answers.
In www.popsugar.com/smartliving, a ninety year old woman listed forty-five lessons she learned in life. I will share with you ten of these lessons and I suggest to you to read the remaining thirty-five on the website. Number one, life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. Two, when in doubt, just take the next small step. Three, life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Four, don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does. Fifth, pay off your credit cards every month. Six, you don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. Seven, cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone. Eighth, save for retirement, starting with your first paycheck. Nine, when It comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. Ten, make peace with your past so it won’t mess up the present.
Finally, these are five funny life quotes that are surprisingly profound. 1. “Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet pain on it and he’ll have to touch it to be sure” – Murphy’s Law. 2. “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” Brian Gerald O’Driscoll 3. “ Anything you lose automatically doubles in value.” Mignon McLaughlin. 4. “The odds of going to a store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one.” Erma Bombeck. 5. “When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car.” Will Rogers
Bibliography:
1.www.marcandangel.com “10 Life Lessons People Learn Too Late.”
2. Persad, Michelle “25 Empowering Life Lessons You Should Know by the Time You Turn 25.” www.huffingtonpost.com
3. www.popsugar.com “45 Lessons written by a 90 year old woman.”
4. Nguyen, Vincent “10 Funny Life Quotes that are Surprisingly Profound.” www.lifehack.org