21 things I’ve learnt about life in 2017:

I wrote this post last year and it was a good way for me to reflect on what I’ve learned and share it with others. This isn’t me telling anyone how to live their life, just what I’ve learned about mine. 

1. Relationships change
2. Your environment matters
3. Saying no is harder than saying yes
4. There’s always something that’s hard to be open about
5. You’ve never got it all worked out
6. Feeling is more valuable than thinking
7. Thinking is a good way of avoiding feeling
8. Your heart is wiser than your head
9. When you follow your heart, you won’t even think 
10. Everyone around you has a story
11. Everyone around you is carrying thoughts, feeling and emotions
12. Wounds heal but some leave scars
13. We all judge people
14. We don’t have to act on judgment
15. The truth brings people closer to you, over time
16. White lies or avoidance are easy short term, deadly long term
17. Forcing things to happen rarely works
18. Let it go and let it be are the same thing
19. Clinging onto something is painful
20. Your body shows what the mind feels
21. There’s a lot you can learn about your self

Here’s to 2018.

Onwards,

James x