As I have embarked into a new year, I always like to reflect on the previous year and think about the lessons that I have learned and what I can take into a new year for lessons learned. For this week, I am going to share a couple of my personal lessons learned with you. I probably will have a couple more before January.
1. Make every day count. Sometimes we can spend so much time on the things that won't even matter in 45 minutes and miss the important stuff. Enjoy the time that you have because you don't know the time that you may not be able to. 2. Learn to let go. This is a FOREVER process for me but I learned in 2014 that people are people. People can change like you empty out dishwasher ( which I hope is frequent :) _LOL). We all can be emotional roller coasters and at the end of the day, I choose on whether the boundaries of how much I am going to allow you to affect me. Yes, people have hurt me, disappointed me, used me, took advantage of my kindness, but holding on to grudges only gives them more power over me. 3. I CHOOSE.... I choose. I choose what is a priority in my life such as God, family, etc. I had learned within the last year to make a decision that best suits and stick to it. Though feedback and input can be beneficial, at the end of the day I choose what works for me. 4. I am built for this. Someone asked me the other day how do I do what I do and still be sane? I first laughed but in my reflection time, I thought about it. I am a wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, auntie, friend, church member, outreach coordinator, instructor, business owner (of 3), and graduate student! WHEW... a lot to type! Foremost, I try to keep God first in everything that I do. Most people don't want to half-tail anything so I believe that it takes wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to maneuver and maintain without overexertion! This does not mean that I don't want to quit sometimes, or sometimes that I don't feel like a failure, but what it does allow me to know is that even though I may get brought to my knees, I get back up, dust myself off, and go at it again! and the last one for tonight ... 5. What you do matters. As an Basic Skills Instructor, I encounter various people who have been cast away, told they would never be anything, and really has given up hope. I have to remember that sometimes when my students come into my class, I may be the only person who sees potential in them or that supports them. It does not always FEEL like I am making a difference and they are getting on my nerves ( Teachers, you can relate) but everything that I do matters. Not only in my classroom , but how I treat my husband matters. How I treat my parents and sibling matters. How I treat my neighbor, it all matters. I hope that you received something out of my lessons learned. Feel free to comment or share any lessons that you have learned for 2015. I would love to hear from you. Tameka J Tyner
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