Well, I'm 21!!! This past weekend I celebrated my birthday with my family and boyfriend and even though it wasn't exactly how I had planned on celebrating, it was truly especial. I decided to reflect on everything I've learned in life thus far and round up 21 things I have learned in 21 years! So without further ado, let's get started.
1) Appreciate the small things-If this year has taught us anything is to not take things for granted and appreciate even the small moments in life.
2) Follow your dreams - As cheesy as this sounds, it is true! You never know where that dream can take you and it doesn't hurt to try. With that in mind....
3) Take Risks - Life's too short to not go for it!
4) Acceptance - This one is a hard one and it takes time to fully learn how to accept. Accept yourself, accept situations, accept that you can't control every single thing in life.
5) Failure is okay - I feel like "failure" has such a negative connotation when in reality it shouldn't have. Failure just lets you know that one "way" is not working out so you got to try another way. That's it!
6) Show your feelings - I recently got a ban.do planner and one of the stickers included says "it's okay to cry." Don't be scared to show how you feel. Once you let it out, you will feel a thousand times better.
7) Be nice to yourself- Don't be hard on yourself! If you're not nice then who will be?
8) Have Patience - Thing's don't always work out and that is okay! God has a plan and you just have to be patient and have trust in your life.
9) Follow your gut - No one knows yourself better than you do, so follow that first instinct you get.
10) Listen - You will get more out of listening than by talking
11) Expensive shoes are totally worth it- or a top? or a dress? Just go for it!
12) Live in the moment- Sometimes we get too caught up with social media and what other people think
13) Take care of yourself- drink enough water, and exercise. It will make you feel a lot better
14) Value your health
15) Ask for help - I assure you there will always be someone who would love to help you
16) Be spontaneous - I am a planner and I always need to have plan a, plan b, plan c and so on for every scenario. But it is nice to just let life happen once in a while
17) Independence - I know I'm only 21 and I'm still learning in how to adult but independence is such a big factor in all of this.
18) Know your balance - don't overwork yourself!
19) Don't take it personal - This is still something that I am working on because I am a very emotional person but I have to learn to just shake things off.
20) You won't please everyone - As long as you are happy with yourself, you are doing a great job!
21) Never apologize for being you!
Love, Natalia
