30 lessons I learned in my 20's [top 30 list #6]

30 things I learned in my 20’s

1. How to survive a breakup.
2. You’re never too old to fall in love with a boyband.
3. How to drive.
4. The power of telling a story that can move people to laughter or tears.
5. Baby Whisperer est. 2008.
6. It’s okay to relearn everything about something you thought you already knew. 
7. Being a good listener is an incredibly rare trait and can be what someone needs the most.
8. If you spend all your time with someone, and you share your heart with them, you will fall in love with them whether you mean to or not. 
9. You’re never too old to go to a boyband concert.
10. How to manage a classroom.
11. It's okay to own up to your mistakes. Learn how to apologize and make things right.
12. The importance of surrounding yourself with people who make you laugh. Also, people who are excellent and provoke you to grow in excellence as well.
13. What it feels like when you reach milestones in your fitness journey.
14. Accountability is terrifying but invaluable and you only get out of it what you put into it. 
15. Sometimes friendships have seasons.
16. Biblical Greek.
17. How to do my taxes. 
18. Be intentional with your friendships. Take care of them. Be selfless and honest and celebrate who they are. 
19. I will be sentimental forever. It wasn’t just a phase, mom.
20. Some things that I thought would be important forever, aren’t important anymore and that’s okay. It’s called moving on, and it’s healthy. 
21. My siblings are my best friends.
22. Hard, diligent work produces the best fruit.
23. Crying is good for the soul. Pity parties are not.
24. What doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger. You get to decide if you grow stronger by becoming harder, or stronger by choosing to remain tender. 
25. How to start, finish, edit, format, advertise and self-publish a novel. 
26. How to ride a horse and a camel. 
27. Baby therapy is real.
28. God is always, always, always faithful.
29. Guard your heart. Protect it. Nurture it. Take care of it. That applies to your emotions, your body and your mind, as well.
30. Dance parties fix most problems.