Here are 10 of some of the lessons I learned over my 50 years.

If there is an especially significant lesson you learned over your lifetime and you would like to share, post in the comments with your name and I will publish it in one of my future thoughtpagers.

Cheers to life!

1.  Lessons. Misfortunes especially teach you a lesson and if you don’t learn, it will be repeated.
2. People. Some people come into your life for a reason, some for a season and others for a lifetime. The faster you understand each person’s purpose, the faster you will find peace with the relationship.
3. Regret. The pain of regret is greater than the pain of action now.
4. Mistakes. God can turn your mistakes into a benefit faster than you thought possible.
5. Hope. There is the sunshine of a breakthrough just behind the clouds of pain or disappointment.
6. Purpose. We all have a purpose and life takes on new meaning when you find it. When you understand your purpose you save time, gain energy, and live with more fulfillment.
7. Habits. Unhealthy habits can be rooted as deep as childhood, that’s why they can be so hard to break. Face the fear of improved ones repeatedly and you will break through.
8. Time. You don’t have as much time as you think if you understand that it can take years to determine who you are, years to determine who you want to be, years to recover from big mistakes, years to hone your craft, before enjoying the fruits of your labor.
9. Growth. Consuming the right material, networking with the right people, and mentoring from the right coach can catapult your growth.
10. Gratitude. Finding ways to be grateful daily can help you to avoid feeling entitled to anything and be more aware of the blessings you have.

For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’

(NLV, Act 17:28)