15) Learn to say “I’m sorry” and adapt to constructive criticism. You are not perfect. You will have areas that you need to work on, whether it’s patience, empathy, or organization. If someone comes to you and delivers some criticism that you know deep down is true, take a deep breath, put on your big girl panties and deal with it.
16) Gratitude goes a long way. We all teach our kids to say “thank you,” but it wasn’t until I had children that I can really say I practice gratitude on a regular basis. I’m learning to not only be grateful for the big things (a nice house, a kinda new car, a great career), but for the little things (a kiss on a boo-boo still calms my kids down).
17) Recognize growing pains for what they are. Sometimes life is uncomfortable. It’s about the journey and sometimes getting from here to there is a little treacherous. We don’t always know what we’re doing or where we’re going but that’s okay.
18) Laugh often. Everything is not going to go your way so you might as well laugh about it. I really think the reason why my husband and I are so strong is because we spent the first three years of our relationship in comedy clubs every week. We would laugh together til our sides hurt. Even to this day, we’re laughing more often than we’re arguing. Have fun. Life is short.
19) You never stop growing. Read a book, learn a new skill, start a new career. The only limitations exist in your mind.
20) It’s impossible to fail. This is the biggest lesson I think I’ve learned since becoming a mother. It is impossible to fail. Because there is always an opportunity to start over, to begin again. There is nothing you can’t bounce back from and if you can bounce back from it, is it really failure?
I love this list, especially number 5. I never paid attention to my fashion until one day I caught sight of myself, or my reflection, in a store’s window. I had rushed that day, as usual. I ran out the house in what could have been my pajamas. I felt, then, as horrible as I looked. Since that day, I’ve made a choice to spend more time on myself. I look at myself in the mirror now. I do my hair. I don’t do much, but the difference has been tremendous!
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#4 Is true & as a mother & always rushing we forget sometimes about ourselves. But putting that little extra time in on ourselves we once too for granted is a good thing because at least once out of the day we’re getting a little “me time” by putting ourself together as we used to.