Tuesday 25 November 2014

Things I wish I'd heeded earlier

My sister once said, "I don't have regrets. Regret means that you're doubting the plan that God has for you." Words I have tried to live by, since the day she spoke them. Yes, you make choices in your life...but so many things have happened in my life that leaves me with no doubt that it is guided by a Supreme Hand.

However, I am human.
I err, and try to make amends, and err again. And sometimes, just when I think I have a good handle on some difficult thing I've had to learn, I mess up again.
When you're a child, you forget and bounce back quickly. When you're a teenager, you don't forget - you do, ignore advice and repeat. As an adult, your mistakes affect you, sometimes for longer than they should. And with this comes lots of introspection.

The following are things I wish I'd listened to and heeded much earlier in my life (and some I wish someone would have warned me about at all)...

1. Growing pains is 10% physical and 90% emotional.

2. Guys and girls can never just be friends.

3. Having tact and a filter is very beneficial to your health.

4. Silence is not always golden.