Life is incredibly short and we only get one shot at it so be kind, live in the now and never send full nudes with a face… here are 20 crowdsourced life lessons!
Johannesburg, South Africa (11 July 2022) – I recently took to Twitter and asked what are some of the most important life lessons?
The response was amazing. Some of the answers were funny, like “don’t upset the wife”, and some were so incredibly insightful, like “we live life forwards but understand it backwards”.
So I’ve combed through the hundreds of comments and put together a “crowdsourced” list of what the tweep-peeps believed the most important life lessons are:
1. Life is incredibly short. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Put your energy into the things that really matter.
2. We only get this one life. Don’t settle for anything less than whatever it is that makes your soul sing!
3. There is no point in worrying about things you can’t control.
4. There are 7 billion of us – there are always more people who you will find a safe space with.
5. Be kind to everyone you meet. Even though you cannot be responsible for someone else’s feelings, perspective on life or self-esteem, do not contribute to their struggle. And we are all struggling in some way.
6. Don’t answer the phone while ironing.
7. Living with regret accomplishes nothing. If you don’t like something, either act to change it or forget.
8. Health is your wealth!
9. Live in the now, learn from the past, plan for the future…
10. No matter how good the original message is, every movement gets distorted eventually by the leaders of that movement.
11. Don’t trust the ANC.
12. The dragon you imagine is bigger than the dragon you’ll meet. It’s a little dragon. It’s always smaller than you think.
13. When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
14. If it’s not worth making a joke about, it’s not worth being serious about.
15. Don’t treat a red flag like a green light. Pay attention.
16. Kindness gives birth to kindness.
17. Travel whenever you can. See the world. It will give you perspective.
18. Never send full nudes with face!
19. Be grateful for what you have, family, loved ones, health and life in general. Because it can all disappear at any given moment.
20. Be good to yourself. Take care of you. Self-care is so unbelievably important.
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