30 Lessons Learned In 30 Years

Happy Friday my lovely berries!

         It's my birthday today! I'm turning 30!!! Took some time to reflect on how the past 30 years have gone and what lessons I learned.

1. Self care is so important. Taking care of myself physically, mentally and emotionally.

2. Exercise. Find something that you like to do.

3. Choose who you surround yourself very carefully.

4. Enjoy being by yourself. 

5. Learn, grow and improve from hard times.

6. Patience is key. Everything comes to you at the right time.

7. Pick your battles and fight for what matters to you.

8. Find a lesson in everything. Look for good in everything.

9. Try something new before making assumptions. (still struggling with)

10. Go out of your comfort zone, sometimes. You can be brave and scared at the same time.

11. Be the light in the dark. You're going to become more powerful through hard times.

12. Communication, Respect, Trust, Couple Quality Time and Hugs help to build a healthy and successful relationship.

13. Be a good person. Leave anything just a little better than you found it.

14. Take responsibilities. We all make mistakes.

15. Say NO. 

16. Always have hope. 

17. Do your eyebrows. They frame the eyes and highlight your best features.

18. Learn the difference between feeling appreciated and taken for granted. 

19. Travel. 

20. You got this. Believe in yourself and cheer yourself up. 

21. Don't compare yourself. This is your journey, you don't know the other person's struggle, you only see their highlight.

22. It's going to get better, this is temporary.

23. Do not let other people's opinions get to you. You are in control of yourself, of your actions, of your thoughts, of your emotions. Don't give others power over you. It's a beautiful thing to be different.

24. Give your time, money or energy to help others.

25. Be kind to yourself.

26. Think before you speak, before you react.

27. If it's too good to be true, it probably is. It's always a positive side and a negative side to everything. There's no such thing as perfect in anything.

28. Money isn't everything. Time is more important.

29. Do whatever makes you happy. Take steps everyday toward to a happiest life. 

30. Have fun on the journey of life. 

With love, 

My heart is grateful

Happy first day of August!

         It's  my birth month. I'm turning thirthy. Wait . . . what? 30??? 30!!! Hmmm, I can't even believe how quickly another decade has gone . . . So looking back, what I'm most filled with is gratitude. As I often say, we should be careful not to focus only on our biggest accomplishments and best moments - you know, the kinds of things most of us share on social media. Those are important, but we should also be sure to love the fullness of our stories. That includes the tough moments we persevered through, the messiness of everyday life and the memories that are still a little bit tender. Though they're difficult, those moments can be some of the most beautiful parts of our lives. 

        So today, I'm thankful for all of those moments that helped me get to where I am.