I am thankful for the Lessons Learned and Wisdom Earned!

I am thankful for the Lessons Learned and Wisdom Earned!

Tis the season to be thankful! I genuinely believe Thanksgiving is every day. My family and friends already know that I am thankful, so I don’t want to waste this blog post retelling all of them how thankful I am. Instead, I want to tell you all about the life lessons I learned over the past year and how thankful I am for them. I am genuinely thankful for the namesake of this blog, Lesson Learned- Wisdom Earned.

I am thankful for learning how to be a bridge burner!

As the old saying goes, “Don’t burn your bridges.” I believed in this with all my heart. I would keep people around because I never knew when I would need them. However, over the past year, I have grown comfortable setting fires to bridges I no longer want. People who have hurt, lied, cheated, stole, and brought unnecessary drama. I would always have an internal dialogue with myself regarding these people. Even though I knew I didn’t want to need them. I burned down bridges that were draining and, at times, depressing. Since I began to burn those bridges, I haven’t needed those people. This has opened up a world of possibilities. I only surround myself with people who bring positivity. I understand that you are what you surround yourself with! So now, I only surround myself with positive, growing, and evolving people. This is what I got: positivity, growth, and evolution.

I am thankful for forgiveness.

I read Iyanla Vanzant’s, Forgiveness: 21 Days to Forgive Everyone for Everything about ten months ago. This changed my life; I realized I didn’t forgive some of the people who hurt me. Even more powerful, I discovered I had to forgive people I didn’t realize hurt me. I forgave them not for themselves but for me. I forgave and moved forward; now, those people don’t have any power over me. I can remember when I was going through the healing process and how my mind was racing because I discovered a newfound freedom. I moved on from those experiences that kept me imprisoned. More importantly, I now have the necessary skills to know how to forgive in the future. When I could forgive and move forward, I got my peace back. I no longer hold grudges and don’t think about those who hurt me. It was a liberating experience!

I am thankful for happiness.

My motto for the last year has been, “Life is nothing without happiness.” Over the past twelve months, this motto has sometimes been words only. I discovered that life is too short not to be happy every day I wake up. To be completely honest, every day won’t present its happiness. Some days there will be loneliness, sadness, and emptiness. However, over this last year, I learned that being happy is a choice; as we all know, happiness is external. We are made happy by what’s happening. So why can’t we make happiness happen every day? We get to choose happiness every day. So why not make that choice? For the past two months, yes, only two months, I have challenged myself to be happy. It has made a world of difference.  I smile, laugh, and, most importantly, live more! Happiness is all over me, and I couldn’t be happier!

Lesson Learned- Wisdom Earned is not just a catchy title; it’s a way of life. Everyday life gives us lessons, and it is up to us to learn them and turn them into wisdom! I am thankful to have this outlet to offer some of the wisdom that I have earned!

Until Next Time:

Let God’s light shine within and through you!

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