13 things I wish I knew at 25...

As the 2nd month of 2023 beckons, I've taken a moment to reflect on my adventurous life's journey. There are several lessons learned. Below is a summary of a few, captured in my favourite quotes format.

1. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~Confucius
2. “Never undervalue nor underestimate the power of missed opportunities.” ~JohnG. Theuri ?
3. “No more excuses, you owe it to yourself.” ~JohnG. Theuri ?
4. “Dig your well before you are thirsty.” ~Unknown
5. “Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.” ~Unknown
6. “There is no passion to be found?playing?small?- in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” ~Nelson?Mandela
7. “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.” ~Unknown
8. Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment in life." ~Unknown
9. “Take care?of all?your memories.?For you cannot relive them.” ~Bob Dylan
10. “The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice.” ~Brian Herbert
11. “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” ~Henry Ford
12. "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did.” ~Mark Twain
13. “If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies: Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank people will try to cheat, you: Be honest anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight: Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous of you: Be happy anyway. The good you do today, will often be forgotten by tomorrow: Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough: Give your best anyway.” ~Mother Teresa

Please let me know in case some lessons are familiar, similar or resonate with you.

I look forward to learning from your lessons learned and encourage those of you who haven't, to begin this wonderfully liberating practice of journaling and reflecting on lessons learned along the journey of life.

Thank you and hope you all have an enlightened 2023.