A Lesson Learned

A Lesson Learned
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We meet people for different reasons in life. Sometimes we go through experiences that are less than pleasant, and even tormenting in certain ways. Despite what we all go through at different times in our lives, whether they're good experiences or bad ones, we learn new things, and we have a choice whether to grow from them, or to lack the desire to acknowledge them as a learned experience. The latter usually tends to lead to that experience being repeated. The reason that we experience what we do is because of the choices that we make in life. Generally speaking, no one can force you to do all that much when it really comes down to it. People can create laws, rules, pressure you, and even make you feel guilty until you do what they want you to. Ultimately, you need to make your own decisions in life, and hopefully you'll make good ones.

It's important to go into new situations and experiences with a certain amount of caution. But in some ways, it's imperative to let go in order to fully embrace, and learn from certain experiences. Sometimes, we need to open our hearts and minds, try new things, and let our guards down, and even fall down over and over again, before we can fully understand what works for us as individuals, and what doesn't. As well as what we truly want. Sometimes that repetitive falling down leads to growth, resilience, and the will to over-achieve, and try even harder to get what you want in life.

It's never an easy thing to be in an in-between place in life. In other words, when you can't decide between saying yes, no, let's do this, let's definitely not do this, or I really don't know, you're going to be running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. This can happen for the duration of your life if you're not wise, and if you don't become more decisive. It's important to understand that opportunities rarely come along for some, and for some, they come along quite often. Either way, it's important to jump and grab opportunities when you feel that you'll benefit from them. Life is too short to let great opportunities pass you by for a lack of decisiveness, and an unhealthy amount of fear.

I believe that we can all benefit in life when we have some sort of game plan or idea of what we hope to achieve now, and in our future. You don't have to know exactly what you want to do in life, or every single goal that you might eventually have, but it's good to get an idea so that you'll know in which direction you should head. It's truly important that we listen to our natural instinct when it comes to new opportunities, because our instinct can tell us a lot, and many times, even save us from experiencing turbulence, discomfort, and pain. It's important to go after what you want in life, and not put your dreams on hold for any reason. If anything, you should turn your dreams into goals, and figure out a good game plan in order to attain them.

When people put off their goals in life, there's no telling how long that could last. Successful people go after what they want, rarely take breaks, and especially when they're just starting out. Sure, successful people seem to be vacationing a lot, and living it up, as if life is grand, and nothing could be better. Well, think about it... They're not just starting out. They've already gotten to a place in their life where they're able to do that. They're able to travel the world and live their life to the fullest (as we all should). But first, they reached a certain plateau so that they're able to take a breather, and wind down, without the constant worry about their careers, and relationships, etc.

Good things don't come easy, and sometimes it takes making bad decisions before being able to truly understand from an experience of hardship. It's unfortunate that many times we must feel and embrace our mistakes from bad and even many times impulsive decisions that we've made. Having said that, it's so crucial that in this life that we learn and grow from our experiences, and that we learn to be cautious when making decisions or facing new opportunities and challenges. But that we do so without pausing and putting our life on hold out of fear or indecisiveness.

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