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My birthday reflective stickers was last week! It was a beautiful week filled with love from family and friends. I did a whole lot and I will share a post on that soon. But outside all the birthday flurry of activity, it is always a time of self-reflection for me as I consider what I have learned in the last year. Last year, I made a list of things I learned that year and it was one of my most popular posts of the blog. Here it is again--shorter--but I'll expand on some of the points. Friends 1. Develop new friendships -- If you meet someone that's cool, make the effort and follow up. There are some great friendships out there that are ready to be fulfilled. reflective stickers . 2. Pride is a demon. A grudge is the devil. reflective stickers They are related, and there are some families reflective stickers you should stay away from --This year I lost my best friend due to something I did. The initial incident was really not that bad, but it snowballed into this huge spectacle that had both of us hurt. She did not talk to me for almost reflective stickers a year, and it really felt like someone had died. Grudges and pride on both our ends played a HUGE role. We have finally began talking again, but things are not the same. 3. Build groups around things you like to do -- like how I started my very own book club (read more about that here). Family 1. SKYPE! SKYPE! SKYPE! 2. Your parents were young once; hear their stories! -- We had a dinner party a few weeks ago ( see here ) and my parents told this great story about how my siblings were born! I looked at them with new eyes after that story and it was a riot seeing them outside of "mum" and "dad" 3. Your family is not as messed reflective stickers up as you think. Work 1. You'll get used to your job eventually 2. Go to outside work functions to connect with colleagues outside the workspace 3. Have something that connects you and your boss/ co-workers -- My boss and I have little in common: he is an older Jewish white guy, I am a young, African woman. reflective stickers But when it comes to television, we are like squealing young girls. Try catch us the morning after an episode of "Scandal" and it is a riot. It has definitely brought us closer AND its great for our work relationship. (Note: there is a line though-- like I wrote last year ---your boss is NOT your friend). reflective stickers Love 1. It's a numbers game, but time is also a luxury-- If you are not interested, move on. 2. The next bus comes in 10 minutes-- It's okay to let this one go if it's already pulling out. 3. Timing matters. Sometimes it's not on your side -- I connected with someone I really cared about this year. But the timing of how we met and where were in our lives was completely horrible. We all  know what it is like to connect to a kindred spirit emotionally and intellectually, but then life has other plans for you. Self 1. I can do anything I put my mind to - I think Eat, Pray, Africa is a testament to that. I am a force to be reckoned reflective stickers with. Sometimes I forget that, but not as much anymore 2. Be yourself 3. I am stronger than I think. Keep pushing . What have you learned since your last birthday? Do you connect with any of the above?
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