It’s a Sunday and I woke up at six in the morning per usual and there was a blackout. My morning class was cancelled and for once I wanted to scream about the hours spent preparing for this class and the desire to go curl into bed and sleep..

Since I was up, I found myself downloading Season 2 of Alchemy of Souls on Netflix-because I was in the mood for some sword fighting courtesy of Jang Uk- again! But, along the way and on my second cup of coffee-I truly wanted to post some life lessons that I have been reflecting upon. This is because yesterday morning, right before class, I finished reading The Owner’s Manual to Life (In case you missed that day in school when they handed it out) by Michael Zajaczkowski. He shares one hundred life lessons and if you’ve gone through life, you may have heard some of them- so you’ll feel some sense of familiarity with it.

So, some of the lessons that I am now reflecting upon are :

1. Focus on the twenty four hours ahead of you.
2. One sure way to conquer fear; make a decision and take an action.
3. The way to make a mountain out of a molehill is to add dirt.
4. When I feed the problem, it grows; when I feed the solution, it grows.
5. You are never too old to start something new

My absolute life lesson that got me appreciating how far I’ve come, as a person, with my relationships and work was: