31 Days - What I have learned about life so far

In the grand scheme of things, 48 years is not a very long time. It feels like a long time sometimes, although sometimes it feels as though the years have just flittered past and it was only yesterday that I was running down sand dunes with my brothers and sisters without a care in the world, thinking as though life was going to stay like that forever.

So maybe dot points are in order.

• Life is so incredibly short. 
• The most important things in life are not things, but the people in it.
• Age is a nebulous concept.
• Life doesn't always make sense.
• Life is not always fair.
• Good things don't always come to good people, but never give up your goodness for anything. Keep doing good, believing in the good, hoping for good. 
• You can never say "I love you" too many times.
• It's important to be kind to yourself and cut yourself some slack. You don't have to get it 100% right 100% of the time. 
• You won't always be treated in the way you want to be treated. 
• It's never too late to start something new or change directions. 
• Most of your learning doesn't happen at school.
• Sleep is the best thing ever invented.

I'm still learning. Life is always changing. I think I'll be learning new things about life until I draw my least breath....and then I'll possibly learn more things!