Sincerely Angie

With age comes wisdom and no truer words were ever spoken. It’s been said that age is a construct and it’s just a number and I agree that it’s just a number. I don’t feel a day over 25. I feel like I look 25. My mindset is old enough to grant me wisdom and young enough to keep up with the times. I often sing Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Forever Young when I think of age. You’re only as old as you feel. I know 75+ year olds that move around better than 30 year olds and I know 30 year olds that look and act like 60 year olds. You’re only as old or young as you feel!

Over the last few years, I have been focusing on self love, self awareness, peace, stepping out of my comfort zone, trying new things and letting go. In all of that, I’m learning a lot. A lot about myself, life, people, what’s important and what’s not important. Enough of the small talk, let’s get to the lessons.

Most of the things that I have learned has definitely been cliché but as you get older, you understand and respect the clichés. Mainly, because they’re true.

1. Seek God. He never leaves us, we stray away from Him. When you seek Him out, He will speak to you.
2. People are exactly who they say they are. They will also show you who they are. Believe them the first time.
3. Make the days count, don’t count the days.
4. If you really want to, you will. If they really want to, they will.
5. Give freely way more than you receive and you will receive more than you give.
6. Money isn’t everything but when you don’t have a lot of it, money is everything.
7. Your reputation does precede you. Someone is always watching, even if you don’t notice them.
8. When you love yourself, it shows in what you do and what you allow.
9. Credit score can determine if you get the life that you want or the life that is given to you.
10. Being tight fisted or close handed doesn’t give you room to receive.
11. Happiness is truly an inside job.
12. Peace is attainable. Life is for the living.
13. The best place to start is small. Small steps lead to bigger ones.
14. There is beauty in everything and a lesson in everything.
15. Trusting God is the hardest easiest work you’ll ever do.
16. Just do it. Whatever you want to do, do it! Anything is possible.
17. Rest/naps are blessings to your mind, body and spirit.
18. No matter what you do, it’ll never be good enough for someone. You can’t please everyone.
19. If you always do what you want to do in/at the moment and what feels right to you, you’ll never have regrets.
20. Trust your gut, intuition, mind and heart. At least one of them has never led you astray.
21. Everyone is dealing with something. It’s not always personal.
22. You have the power to change your life with your thoughts, words and abilities.
23. How you view you is not how everyone else views you.
24. Feelings aren’t facts but feelings are valid.
25. It all works out at some point. Everything is connected. It all lines up in the end.
26. We never give ourselves enough credit. You’re actually better at something than you think.
27. Everyone isn’t a hater, jealous or envious. Their admiration is just misplaced.
28. Let it go. Majority of the time, it’s not worth the time you spent worrying about it or holding on to it.
29. Some people will hurt you and not think twice about it. Heal and appreciate the lesson learned.
30. Accept and respect people for who they are and give them grace for who they are not.
31. Take pictures to remember the moment but don’t forget to live in the moment and take it all in.
32. Traveling exposes you to a whole new world, literally!
33. Save your money now so that later, your money can save you.
34. You are born with relatives, and you can choose your family.
35. Remain solid even when everyone around you may be fickle.
36. Think before you speak so that you can say what you mean and mean what you say.
37. Take care of you, your body and things and they will take care of you.
38. Perspective is the key to a positive life.
39. Trusting God, being obedient and tithing are the cheat codes to a beautiful life.
40. Life is everything that you make it. Make it beautiful. You’re in charge of it.

There are many more lessons but these, I feel, are the best for this time in my life.

Here’s what I got for my birthday! Thank you to everyone who blessed me with something.

Sincerely,

Angie