as this year comes to an end..

i'm thinking back on what 2010 has been to me.

and honestly?

there are things i wish i would have changed. this has been, by far, the hardest year of my life. and as happy as i am to see it go, i have to look back and appreciate all i have learned. i still have a lot of growing and learning to do to become the person i believe God intended me to be, but thanks to this year, and the trying times it brought with it, i feel like i am a few steps closer.

i've learned that being selfless doesn't mean letting people walk all over you.

i've learned that you don't always get second chances.

i've learned that being sweet is 100times more fun than trying to be cool.

i've learned that luck can only get you so far, and that you have to work hard to back that up.

i've learned that taking care of yourself should never go on the back burner.

i've learned that other people cannot fix your problems for you.

i've learned that sometimes the best thing you can do for the situation, is walk away.

i've learned that family, above everything else, is the most important.

[this includes friends you've come to know as family].

i've learned that as we grow up, people change.

sometimes that change tears us apart. sometimes that change brings us together.

i've learned that the people who really love you will always be there. no matter what.

and they'll be the first ones to forgive you when you need it.

i've learned that sometimes it takes tacos and mozzarella sticks to buy that forgiveness ;)

i've learned that you learn the most when your heart is open and your mouth is shut.

what did you learn in 2010? what do you wish to change in 2011?