23 Mistakes Became 23 Life Lessons

Today is my 23rd birthday. I want to share with everyone 23 things that it took me 23 years to learn... and I hope these impact your thoughts and lives as much as they have impacted mine. I look forward to the next 23 years of my life and all of the other things I will learn!

1. Want to live the best life you possibility can? Live for Jesus. Spend every day drawing close to Him, learning about Him and from Him, and do everything you can to be a walking Bible in this world for those that don't know Him. 

2. Being consistent in your goals with your work out, nutrition, business, and whatever else... is the key to being successful. 

3. You can't just THINK your goals and dreams; you have to write them down and start taking ACTION to make those goals and dreams come true. 

4. You have to FAIL to GROW and learn.

5. Getting out of your comfort zone and facing your fears is the best way to grow. If you don't, you'll stay in the same place and never change or better your life in any way. 

6. You have to work on learning new things and bettering yourself DAILY.

7. Being a mom teaches you the true meaning of servant-hood. It's always putting someone else before yourself. 

8. If you're having a bad day, do something for someone else. 

9. Remember to always be content for the things you have. Every day, start the day off with writing down 5 new things that you're thankful for.

10. Sometimes to get a new perspective, you have to stand on your head. 

11. Being healthy means more than a consistent workout routine or nutrition. It means being able to get fast food on your period and not hate yourself. Sometimes being healthy smells like popcorn, chocolate, and a good movie. The mental health is just as important, if not more, as the physical.

12. Forgive people for the apologies you'll never get and love them anyway. They are trying just as hard as you are. Show grace.

13. Pick what's important and cut out everything else. The rest is just noise. 

14. Not everything has to turn out exactly the way you planned in order for you to call it success. It's the process that matters.

15. Don't try to go life alone. Friendship, a second opinion, constant encouragement, and just that rock-hard support is SO important.

16. It's easy to love yourself when your skin is clear, the house is clean, and you're feeling great. But when you strip away all of that and you're just left with chapped lips and your sweaty self... is there love? Love yourself when you're not very loveable.

17. "Joy comes to us in the ordinary moments. We risk missing out when we're too busy chasing down the extraordinary." -Brene Brown. Remember to keep your priorities straight. Don't miss out on the here and now because your head is always in the clouds. Your kids will only be babies for a short time, you will only be this young today, don't miss out. 

18. Is your fear external or internal? Know the difference and act accordingly. If it's from the mind, FACE IT and OVERCOME. If it's from the heart, step back.  

19. Are you making decisions based on what will make others happy? Stop. Make decisions based on your own happiness and those that are closest too you. 

20. Find what you believe in, and stand firm. 

 

21. Love changes. When you've been with someone for years, that love will change. Embrace the new and don't waste time trying to bring back the old. Change is good, and inevitable. 

22. Yoga will teach you a new way to see yourself and the world. It will teach you how to let go, and be in the present. It will teach you how to love yourself completely. 

23. Life is short. Have dance parties with your toddler, color your hair purple, forgive immediately, enjoy every moment, love people, show grace, and CHOOSE happiness.