Things I've learned in the past five years

Hello lovely people!

So, as you guys may have known (or not) I just turned 22 and I wanted to share about some things I've learned in my adult years or just in my life period.

I would say that I've learned to really lean on God because I've gone through many tough situations where I've depended on people to come through for me but just when I needed them most, they let me down. And I've been let down multiple times. So, through this hurt and disappointed, God really opened my eyes to realize that God is really the only source for all of our problems.

I've also learned to be more patient. Patient for things that I want to see change in my life and being more patient with those closest to me like my family and friends.

I've learned how to navigate conflict. Before I entered adulthood, I didn't deal with many people so I never had to learn how to handle conflict outside of my family. I feel like conflict with my family is a bit easier to resolve than conflict with friends. I'm still learning about my friends, but with my family I feel like I know there is to know about them. So, with the different personalities and everything and still being new to having relationships with people outside of my family. So, dealing with different people has been the biggest struggle in my life so far.

I've also learned to have more faith and not predict when God is going to do something but trusting in his word and believing that he'll sustain me. I've learned to let God have the upper hand on all of my circumstances because if I don't, I'll feel like I'm losing control and overwhelming myself.


I've learned a lot about emotions and how controlling they can be if you let them. Of course, as I've already discussed in a previous post that I had a season of sadness and I was very hard on myself in that season. Thinking things like "no one will ever accept me" and "I'll never be good enough" and all of those kinds of things. But, I'm learning how to have more control of my emotions and what I'll allow myself to think about or believe.

More lighthearted thing I've learned is writing more effectively and creatively. I've learned how to project more with my singing voice. I've been more committed to both singing and writing this year and am praying for an open door to allow me to use my God given gifts.

I've learned a bit more about cooking. um... I think i've learned a ton this year. Which is something i'm very proud to say. If more comes to mind i'll edit this post and add it in.