What experiences have shaped your life in 2014?
December 20, 2014 3:15 PM Subscribe
What have you learned about yourself or in general?
My realisations from this year:
- I make decisions that are good for me. I moved abroad and at one point, while sitting in a park writing, realised that I was sitting doing exactly what I had envisioned for myself. I knew what I needed to do to heal from previous experiences and took the steps to get there. I felt proud.
- I was rejected by a guy for the first time in my life, despite how right it felt to me. Whenever something felt right with a man in the past, the relationship blossomed. But this time, no matter the original connection or how much we had in common, the guy did not want me. In this way I realised I had been lucky romantically so far. My experiences had (almost) been seamless. Now? In love I am realising things won't always go my way for whatever reason. Not having answers does unsettle me, but it's something I want to become more comfortable with. I also learned that while the romance did not last, it allowed me to feel a true connection with another human being in a way that I feared wouldn't happen again after my ex. It gave me renewed faith.
- At one point I realised feelings for a close friend had changed. This taught me that, at least for me, in opposite sex friendships, there can be a true ebb and flow. It also taught me that for this reason, it is better to let time unfold things, rather than leap in and start fiddling wires.
- I became a teacher for the first time this year. It made me realise how much I would like to have children in the future and how much I enjoy being responsible for and caring for children.
- I felt a sense of recovery over the loss of someone I love more than anyone in the world. This truly showed me how time can heal wounds.
- Finally, I made some mistakes that I believed only the past me from years ago would make. This showed me that I have not become some flawless human (not matter how much I aspire to it) and that it is normal and okay to make mistakes as long as I take responsibility and learn from them.
Your turn!
My realisations from this year:
- I make decisions that are good for me. I moved abroad and at one point, while sitting in a park writing, realised that I was sitting doing exactly what I had envisioned for myself. I knew what I needed to do to heal from previous experiences and took the steps to get there. I felt proud.
- I was rejected by a guy for the first time in my life, despite how right it felt to me. Whenever something felt right with a man in the past, the relationship blossomed. But this time, no matter the original connection or how much we had in common, the guy did not want me. In this way I realised I had been lucky romantically so far. My experiences had (almost) been seamless. Now? In love I am realising things won't always go my way for whatever reason. Not having answers does unsettle me, but it's something I want to become more comfortable with. I also learned that while the romance did not last, it allowed me to feel a true connection with another human being in a way that I feared wouldn't happen again after my ex. It gave me renewed faith.
- At one point I realised feelings for a close friend had changed. This taught me that, at least for me, in opposite sex friendships, there can be a true ebb and flow. It also taught me that for this reason, it is better to let time unfold things, rather than leap in and start fiddling wires.
- I became a teacher for the first time this year. It made me realise how much I would like to have children in the future and how much I enjoy being responsible for and caring for children.
- I felt a sense of recovery over the loss of someone I love more than anyone in the world. This truly showed me how time can heal wounds.
- Finally, I made some mistakes that I believed only the past me from years ago would make. This showed me that I have not become some flawless human (not matter how much I aspire to it) and that it is normal and okay to make mistakes as long as I take responsibility and learn from them.
Your turn!
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