HERE is a great article titled "10 Truths I Wish I'd Known Sooner".
As we get older, we tend to become more introspective as we examine our behaviors, our lives, our views of the world, people in our lives, and our surroundings. When you dip your foot into the truths of yourself and your life, you tend to do 1 of two things:
1) dive in! learn from past mistakes and change who you are for the better (with some back peddling along the way), accepting opportunity for growth as it arises, or
2) step back, turn around, an dig in your heels; scared or unable to face the truth, you seek to follow your current path blindly (hence people who still get trashed playing beer pong at 36 while the kids are sleeping).
Regardless of age or which path you choose, you can always learn and grow. The article above is written by a woman who has clearly taken the leap into the unknown and, through time and grace, has detailed 10 truths that resonate throughout the ages.
A summary of the 10 lessons (directly listed from the article):
1. Events reveal people’s characters; they don’t determine them.
2. Lying, by omission or commission, is a bad idea.
3. Sex always give [sic] you an answer, although not necessarily the one you want.
4. Most talents are transferable.
5. Fashion fades; style is eternal.
6. You can’t fake love.
7. Mean doesn’t go away.
8. No one’s perfect.
9. Ask for help.
10. Keep your eye on the prize and your hand on the plow.
I plan on sending this article to all the women in my life, including Mom and Grandma :)
