26 Things I Have Learned in 17 Years

In 17 years I have had to learn a lot of tough lessons. Let me save you the trouble of learning 26 of them. Here are 26 of the most important lessons I have learned in 17 years.

- love isn't enough to make someone stay

- there is no such thing as a future without a past

- love is blind, ignorance is false bliss

- don't grow up too fast, time just moves faster

- stop and take a look around

- it hurts to hurt somebody

- listen to mom and dad, get to know them

- learn as much as you can while there is someone actually willing to teach you

- there is no perfect life

- lose and learn

- two sides to EVERY story

- there is always another way out

- believing you can is half the battle

- everybody has a story, listen

- make plans, they will fall apart, repeat with a smile on your face

- speak up, your ideas matter

- life is too short to not do what you love

- friends can become family and family can become strangers

- let go of the past

- you can be addicted to people too

- you can't go back no matter how much you want to

- you don't miss the person, you miss the idea of them

- you won't always be right

- take leaps of faith and trust

- give, even if you don't have much yourself

- RELAX, you are going to do great things one day

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