So I got such a great response from family and friends on this list I came across, that I thought I’d share with you. I cannot take literary credit for this, but I will highlight that I felt God all through this thing, as sometimes, through humor and just “real-talk,” He presents old-time principles in new ways. 30 isn’t easy…but it gets better everyday:)
Hope you giggle at least once 🙂
Ify
So here it is: 30 Lessons Learned By 30
~ by Erin Henry (full article here)
– The most important things in life are your relationships.
– The things you’re afraid of letting go of are the things that hold you back from being your true self.
– Honesty is the best policy in relationships. The truth will come out eventually.
– We are all on our own unique time lines. Wherever you are on yours is exactly where you need to be. You will soon find out why.
– Being vulnerable isn’t always comfortable, but it’s so much easier and takes much more courage to ask for support when you need it then trying to do everything all alone.
– You must be happy being alone before you can be happy in a relationship. How do you do this? Be nicer to yourself and get to know who’s in there. Learn to love the places that hurt.
– The outer expression of your life is a reflection of your inner reality.
– Judging yourself gets you nowhere. The same goes for judging others.
– Forgiveness of yourself and others just makes life easier. That includes your parents. They did the best they could with what they had.
– What you admire in others, you possess somewhere inside of you.
– Personal growth, soul searching, spiritual awakenings, therapy and any other form of self-help are things to be proud of, not ashamed of.
– You are not your old issues anymore.
– Gratitude is essential.
-True friends love you equally on the best day of your life and the worst day of your life.
– You are worthy of love.
– It’s not your business what other people think of you.
– Losing ten pounds won’t make you any happier.
– You find out who your true friends are when you have to move.
– It is completely acceptable to put yourself $11,000 in debt if your dog needs surgery.
– The worst part about being single is having to stuff the duvet into the cover alone every time you wash it.
– Matzoh crackers and coconut water are the best cure for hangovers and the healthiest option available.
– If you consistently date men in finance and it’s not working, there’s a reason.
– It’s 2011. If someone gives the excuse that they’ve lost their phone as a reason for not returning your call for a week they are lying.
– If your friends act like they are living a fairy tale life, they’re lying.
-If your bed is in your kitchen, you need a bigger apartment. I don’t care if you live in Manhattan.
– At 30, it’s not acceptable to date men you meet on South Beach.
– If you don’t have any close female friends, you’re the problem not them.
– If you desperately want a man, get a dog first. You own him, snip him and put him on a leash and drag him around. The only crap in the relationship is his and you can just toss that in the trash.
– If a man asks you to feel the weight of his black credit card, RUN!
– It’s easy to bash men, but they have their own struggles in life just like we do.
– When you’re 30, memory loss begins to set in. We had some other good ones but I already forgot them!
In closing, as my dear friend said before we fell asleep, ” We are very wise young ladies. I know we know all that is listed and yet our true test is our ability to apply it all daily… weekly if we are lucky enough.” Isn’t that the truth?
The BOLD & The FABULOUS 