"A hard beginning maketh a good ending."

The End(:

Wow. I can't believe that 61 days have passed since I started this blog. When I first started I wasn't really that committed. I just wanted something to keep me occupied to get me through this ridiculously long summer. I never knew that people would actually care what I had to say or that one summer could teach me so much about myself and the world around me. Now 1,439 views and 61 lessons later, it's done(:

THANKS YOU:
-First and foremost, I absolutely must thank God. He's been such an incredible influence in my life this year. He's given me the strength to do more than I ever thought possible. Without him I would be absolutely NOTHING.
-Secondly, my family. Without even know it you've given me so much support to make some big decisions in my life. I appreciate and love you guys will ALL of my heart. 
-Subway! Haha, working there taught me not only how to be a master sandwich artist but to deal with ridiculously annoying people and work with others. Adding on to that I must thank my awesome coworker Jessica for being the best closing buddy ever and for always being willing to discuss stuff that matters(:
-All those lovely guys I've met this summer. Without meeting each and every one of you I wouldn't know half the stuff I do about the real world. Without even knowing it, you inspired half of my lessons.This time last year you guys would have intimidated the heck out of me but I guess it's all how you look at it(:
-Tallah and her lovely partner in crime "courtney". Thanks for um proofreading my blog and telling me to write lessons about you. I did. You just don't know they are about you.
-Alma, Amber, Andrew, Sean, Nick, Big, Destiny, all of my wonderful Phi Mu sisters- For just always being there for me(:
-Everyone who has ever done me wrong or has given me a "lesson"- Thanks! You've helped me learn so much about myself. I wouldn't change anything about the choices that I've made. Good friendships aren't defined by the moments when everything is calm, but more when everything is a total mess.


If I forgot anyone THANK YOU! I'm so thankful for everything and everyone in my life. So be brave, love yourself, forgive, breathe, learn, smile, stop worrying, be passionate, find yourself. 

                                                                             

                                                   God bless♥

“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”

Lesson 61: There are no mistakes, only lessons.

Everyone makes mistakes. It's part of life. But it only stays a mistake if you choose not to learn from it. In my lifetime so far I've made plenty of mistakes but surprisingly I have absolutely no regrets. I've learned from everything I done. Sometimes it's rather difficult to learn from a mistake because you are too busy being worried about the right here and now. Move past it. Actions are irreversible and if you go through life trying to be perfect or dwelling on past mistakes...well, your life will be pretty miserable. Start seeing the lesson in your mistakes and try not to stress so much about them. Just don't repeat them(:

"Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be"

Lesson 60: Stop making plans. 

I always find that right when I make plans, they go wrong in some way. I think that this is Gods way of telling me to stop trying to control my life because he is in charge. So yeah, stop trying to be the boss of your life and surrender fully to Jesus.


"Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding."

"When nothing goes right, go left."

Lesson 59: Bad days will happen.

I've had more than my fair share of bad days. And I'm sure that you have too. You know those days where absolutely nothing goes right and no one seems to be on your side? Yeah, everyone gets them. We need to wake up and realize that those sort of days are going to happen, especially when we really don't need them. In the end, all that matters is what you do with it(:

"You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do."

Lesson 58: Fuck what people think.

I'm so tired of such judgmental people. Stop judging people based on how they act, how the dress, what they like, etc. It's such a waste of time!

So I'm sure I'm ten years behind because I just discovered how much I love them today! Listen & you'll fall in love(:

"All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that."

Lesson 57: Waste  your time wisely.

Stop wasting time on pointless things. If you don't do something that is meaningful in some way everyday, then what is the point of living?

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."

Lesson 56: Say I love you all the time.

Recent events have made me realize that you can never say I love you too much. You never know when that person won't be around for you to tell them you love them. There is no harm in saying it too much. Only in saying it too little. I've always been a big "I love you" kind of person. I'm even sure I use that word too often and with people that I probably don't actually love. But I guess it's better to go through life loving everyone and everything than to love nothing at all. So yeah, I love you(: