Well I am sitting here just processing the past year.
How far I have came the things I lost and the things I gained.

The lessons that I always go back and find and ways to improve what you didn’t want or like in your life because at anytime you have the power to change it.

Lessons learned:
Talk way way way less, some of us have nervous energy we need to sort out or our brains are wired to constantly go go, so some of us have a tendency to talk a lot

Some of us only found our voice not too long ago and enjoy our new found freedom of expression.
Some of us found confidence, love and acceptance in who we are and therefore, just want to talk to help others.

As I am learning to stay more silent again, listen more in-depth and give a reason for a person to talk when you be the one to remain silent.

You can always learn more about the person if you talk less and listen more.
Don’t feel like you have to talk to explain yourself some of us are still holding on to that pattern of thinking we have to explain ourselves due to verbal abuse.

We don’t! People except you or they don’t.
If you feel crazy and wonder how people come up with some stuff about you when they are talking to you.

Your not, mostly people project who they are onto another, be careful not to do this to another either always check your heart and motives.

If you are an extra sensitive person, that’s okay, what is not ok, is someone using it against you by defining you and telling you want you are!

Know yourself enough to listen to what others are saying to you. It’s their opinion you don’t have to agree.
Agree to disagree, it’s perception, how one perceives the circumstance.

Although, there is truth and facts as well but if you know something to be true. Then leave it at that.
Here is where you don’t have to defend yourself.

I simple, “I am sorry you feel that way”

If people can’t see you through until the end, don’t expect too much. It’s who they are not you and if it’s something you would do then you can’t expect others to do what you do.
Let go of expectations but keep note of how you want to be treated and then demand it.

Silence speaks way louder then any words!

Everyone’s favorite!! Really, don’t sweat the small stuff or there might not be room for the big stuff when it comes because it will come.

No one is immune to trials, we just hopefully learn from each one to make the next a bit easier.
Just a few lessons I learned over the past year and much much more to learn on the journey.

-Vanessa💕💕