The 6 Hardest Lessons I’ve Learned in the Past 10 Years

2019 marked the end of the first decade of the 21st century, and we finally entered the year of 2020, a brand-new chapter! The past ten years passed by so quickly unnoticed, but when I look back, I realize that it did leave some traces filled with excitement, joy and sorrows.

On the first page of the new year, I want to reflect on the 6 important lessons I’ve learned in the past decade and share with all of you.

My best friend’s dad passed away last year. It was indeed her darkest moment in the past ten years. What’s even sadder was that she also missed so many precious moments with her dad because she and her parents lived separately in two different countries and didn’t spend much time together in the last decade.

We always give ourselves excuses like we’re busy or it’s not the best time so we WILL do X thing later, but that best timing never comes.

We’re so interested in planning and predicting our future, but we tend to forget that the most important thing is the present moment.

We all only live once. Each day, each minute and each second is unique and cannot be repeated again.

Is popular the same as good?

Is being popular your goal?

Does the number of ‘’likes” you get represent how much value you provide to others?

In the past few years, “social media influencer” has become a buzzword. We’re bombarded by so many messages from the influencers and the web every day that we sometimes get confused about our own identity and values.

We say things to try to please others instead of our true beliefs, we post pictures and words to only show the bright side of our life instead of our true feelings, and we follow the trends instead of our own needs and principles.

But are OTHERS’ attention and values really important to us? Do we really want to live OTHERS’ lives?

Most of us would say NO.

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