LESSONS/THINGS I LEARNED IN 2024

• There is no heaven or hell

• I don’t want the life I thought I wanted in high school

• You will never win if you don’t start

• Don’t borrow grief from the future  

• There is a difference between a great love and the right love 

• Baggage is just part of the human experience 

• Making a living is not the same thing as making a life 

• If I'm feeling bad, it doesn’t always mean I'm doing bad 

• I cannot become better out of shame, I have to become better out of love

• To be loved is to be considered

• I am more intelligent than I give myself credit for

• Being lusted after but not feeling truly valued is the most disgusting feeling 

• A rule for decorating: buy what you love to look at and what you love to live with

• Stop defining yourself by what you lack, you are not the absence of qualities, you’re the presence of them

• I do not deserve a man who can’t unlearn toxic patterns 

• Play stupid games, get stupid prizes

• You weren’t “put” on earth to do anything; you are made from the earth and the stars

• “Would you rather be feared or loved?”- both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me

• Excruciating nostalgia can destroy you

• You don’t have to understand why they did what they did- some people are just unethical

• It will never be what it was before!!!!

• I’m not really a “healer,” I just create healthy spaces for them to heal themselves

• Learning to say no is the kindest thing you can do for yourself and those you love 

• Try to be outside a little every single chance you get. even if it’s cold or hot. The sun and the air heal

• I spend entirely too much energy trying to be understood. don’t.

• Humans (since we formed) have created every issue we have ever had historically and in daily life 

• I am SHOCKED to realize how many young adults and adults have zero common sense and no desire to learn 

• You cannot control how others react to boundaries you set or things that have made you upset; you can only choose how you decide to react 

• I thought my teenage years were bad… the 20s so far have killed me, and it’s been 2 years.. LOL

• We make art because voices have to find their echoes

• Some bitches need to be offended to get the message

• I miss loving someone without fear 

• An apology isn’t the time to defend yourself 

• Shared joy is a double joy, shared sorrow is half a sorrow 

• DO NOT let loneliness lower your standards!!

• You don’t need male validation for a damn THING!! Putting your confidence in the hands of someone else is disrespectful not only to you but to them. They don’t know you as well as you, or care to

• Your brain and mental health are so significant in the way your physical will feel and how healthy you really are

• Once is a mistake, twice or more is a decision

• Luck is a loan, karma collects 

• There is nothing more you can do right now other than save yourself. No one else can.

• You’re allowed to be happy before you’ve fixed everything 

• Be careful of people who feel like home to you if you came from a toxic household. They may be home to you, but you might just be their welcome mat

• Stop letting the fear of pain drive you!!!

• Don’t expect one person to give you everything you need