Question of the Day: Day 10
If you had to sum up the most important lesson that you have learned so far in life into one sentence - what would it be?
(Feel free to share the experience that led up to it)
(Feel free to share the experience that led up to it)
posted by Michelle at 8:57 AM
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The most important lesson that I have learned so far in life is that being in a state of happiness is a choice. It is important that I have learned first to be happy and content with who I am. Then, I stopped allowing circumstances dictate how I feel. If I want to be discouraged, all I need to do is look around me. But, if I want to feel happy, the same things that surround me can be sources of happiness when I stop dwelling on the negative things. Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.
Love is a verb.
...the advice to "live in the moment." That's not about forgetting the past or ignoring the future, but about doing and being 'right here, right now'...
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Wings' comment is great (and so true):
being in a state of happiness is a choice.
I have learned to always tell the people that you love how you feel about them everyday because you never know what tomorrow may bring. When you lose somebody you love you wish you could have spent more time with them or you told them you love them more then once.I'm in love with somebody and i tell that person i love them everyday it makes me feel good because i know i did something good. love is something that is strong and powerful so live it by the day.
The MOST important lesson for me would have to be "Don't bite the hand that feeds you." And even though nothing extremely bad has happened, I have a strong feeling that something will happen to me in the future, because I've done what the quote says NOT to do.
You are in control over yourself and only yourself. There have been so many mistakes I have made in how I want others to be like. I realized this in the last 5 years of my life and I continually relearn this leason every day.
It started with my mom. If only my mom had been a different parent to me. If she had only showed me more love physically then buying me things. Sometimes I think that's stupid. What child wants more love then things? LOL.
My family are a bunch of strong headed fools that believe their opinion supersedes yours.
I realized that none of these things excuses my behavior and I can't change the past or my family but I CAN AND WILL change the future and myself. I can be different then they were. I love my children. I hug them and kiss them everyday. I tell them everyday that I love them. I try to make the best choice I can make.
Just one sentence? Yikes!
I guess that right now I'd have to say:
Life is what I make it.
Regardless of what happens, good or bad, it is up to me to take it and make the best of it, to go on with life, to continue growing and learning, to take responsibility for the things that I own, and to not carry other people's baggage unless it truly helps them and doesn't hinder them from helping themselves.
I LEARNED TO FORGIVE THE ONE(S) THAT HAVE DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO ME. THAT IS A GOOD THING THAT I HAVE EXSPERIANCED BECAUSE HOLDING A GRUDGE IS BAD. PLUS IT TAKES MORE TIME HOLDING A GRUDGE THAN FORGIVING AND TRYING TO FORGET.
live life to the fullest.
the reason i say live life to the fullest is because i've watched myself get hurt and not wanting to look at my life as the fullest. but i think we all should live life to the fullest.
i will say "don't bite the hand that's feeding you" because i did it alot and is not a really good thing to do especially the feeling that you have after you do it is not a good feeling.
Now i have to deal with the feeling and it herts cuz you can't take it back.
It's from a title of a book...Don't sweat the small stuff.
I can recall a time when I would have gotten into a physical confrontation over namecalling or derogatory physical gestures. It only took one and it was on.
Now, it just seems so rediculous for me to get worked up over that kind of stuff. I guess the line I now draw in the sand is further back. It's easier to defend and there's less wasted emotional and physical energy. I think I'm happier now, too.
I guess that the sentence that speaks to my heart is "Life has no meaning, if without adventure" quoted by Helen Keller.
I think the reason for that is when you are lazy and sit around and do nothing all day your life intends to be boring. Theres no fun in it. It's all very pointless and dull.
The most important lesson that I have learned so far in life is to take risks, that is, to try to do things at which I might fail. So what if I should fail? I'd never know my own potential, and limits, without risking failure.
Don't assume anything...
The most important lesson that I have learned is make sure you now who your friends are. Most of the truble I have been in was because I was with the wrong croud.
God loves me. I am a Christian, and have been brought up as such. A couple of years ago, around the age of 14/15 I got confirmed, and that was when God first started to mean someting to me rather than just being another thing like gravity and electronics. Then I started going to Xtian youth groups, and the leaders brought home Gods love, and its direct relationship to me.
The most important lesson I have learned is " Am I doing myself proud or only whats allowed".
Assertiveness is one thing is a great lesson I learned.
Not only did I give people space, but with proper though I delved deeper into how to treat myself and how to treat people with a better attitude and only you can control your reaction to situations.
Develop true confidence in your own abilities and anything is possible.
ALOT OF PROBLEMS AND NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DEAL WITH IT.
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