30 Lessons Before 30
I can’t believe it…I’m 30!!!
First of all… long time no talk! I’ve missed you guys! I really missed doing my newsletters and website, so I figured what better day to relaunch them both than on my 30th bday?!
Second, I truly cannot believe it… I’ve officially entered the 30’s club!! I will say, since starting Vitality 4 years ago, I feel like I have aged a lot quicker because of the stress lol. But I still do not feel like I am 30! To my younger self who thought this was “OLD”... take a hike.
Anyways, I have been taking some time this year to write out 30 lessons I have learned in my lifetime thus far. My 20’s were all about building my career (how dare you ask me to go to a party when I would rather stay in and work on my website???). There was not a day that went by that I wasn’t doing something for it. Now as I enter this new chapter, my 30’s… I am hoping they are going to be the best years of my life. Full of living in the present and building a family :) But I have learned whenever we try and plan out our lives, God gives a little chuckle because we have zero control of how things are going to play out.
Here are the lessons I have learned:
Learn to only see the good in people.
It’s you and your partner against the world. You are on the same team.
Be around the people that make you laugh.
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side… most of the time it isn’t
Your gut is ALWAYS right. When ya gonna learn??
No amount of money or success will make you feel fulfilled like waking up each day with purpose.
If it’s stealing your peace, it’s time to step back and reevaluate.
Don’t listen to the outside noise.
Call your parents - they always give a perspective that is in your best interest.
God ALWAYS provides - do not be afraid.
Let. It. Go.
If you give something your all, you can do anything in life you want.
Cancer sucks.
Life is so much better when you allow yourself to have zero food restrictions.
Eternal life is the one that matters.
Cry and scream it out in your car. You always feel better after.
Never let a man treat you less than.
At the end of the day, your relationships and family are all that matter.
Imposter syndrome is real. Don’t listen.
Learn to let go of an old chapter so you can fully be present in a new one.
Pray every morning. Whether it’s a good time or a bad time in life, never lose connection with Him.
The good times don’t last forever but neither do the bad times.
Every time you go through adversity, you always come out the other side a better you.
Make it fun.
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Each time somebody hurts you, you’re going to want to continue to harden your heart. Don’t allow that to happen because life is so much more full when you live with an open heart.
Get outside and walk. You always come home after feeling 10x mentally better than when you left.
Pay attention to who sticks around during different parts of your life.
People say dumb things sometimes, and so do you. Try not to judge every little thing that comes out of other’s mouths.
Forgive AND forget. Holding onto a grudge your whole life is only poison to your soul.
I am going into my 30s with a new found energy and excitement for life. I know this list of life’s lessons will continue to grow, and I am excited to see how each one continues to shape the woman I am becoming.
Cheers to a new decade and new opportunities to learn and grow!
XOXO, TAY
