Life is hard.
There are so many lessons, I learned from my parents but nothing quite prepared me for the life I was going to leave when I left home at 18.
Life smacked me in the face and hard. You will have to do hard things. You will have to make hard decisions. You will have to do the things that no one else is doing. You will do things that scare the living daylight out of you.
Those things you do. Will define you. They will mold you into the person shall become, with every step — with every relationship — with every word you speak.
The truth: These things make the difference between living an average life or living the life you love….apologetically.
DO the hard things.
- Find a few girl friends who you can talk to about anything without judgement. They are priceless.
- You will become defeated at some point. Accept it, learn from it, move on and be better.
- To get what you want, you will have to give more.
- People will hurt you even when you think they are on your side.
- Sometimes….you will care more about others than they care about you.
- Those Twinkies you love to eat so much will be much hard to take off your thighs in the future.
- There will be days when you feel like you want to flail around like a kid throwing a tantrum.
- It is NEVER OK for a man to hit you, verbally abuse you, or mentally take advantage of you.
- Your friends will take different paths, learn to respect and love their decisions whether you like them or not.
- Invest in yourself, even when others are not willing.
- Sometimes people just want you to listen and not speak a word.
- It is OK to ask for help.
- Never settle for anything, even if it means making a few enemies along the way.
- Bashing other women does not look good on you. Ever.
- Sex does not make everything better.
- Stand by what you believe, even when it is the minority.
- You CAN do whatever you want — You DO NOT have to follow the status quo.
- Owning a business is not eating, sleeping, and sitting on your a** all day.
- Alcohol is not the answer to anything. At. All.
- Your body is a temple, cherish it, love it, and take well care of it. It carries precious gems.
- Respect and love yourself wholeheartedly.
From my fingertips to your eyes