"I'm only good at being young"

My birthday is coming up and I'll no longer be a "teen". It's kinda weird to think about. 20 is actually a pretty big birthday but it gets completely over looked because next comes the infamous 21, which honestly, I couldn't care less about. Well since I'm about to start MY new year, I thought I would just talk about some things that I learned during my 19th year. Well I'm pretty sure that I knew all of these, but they were just reiterated with full force.

1. People come in and out of your life for a reason. Now, you probably think I'm refering to a good friend leaving my life, but you would be sadly mistaken. I am refering to those people in my life that I don't think I would ever choose to be friends with and they just won't leave me alone! (If you are worrying if I'm talking about you then I'm not. These people know who they are.) The more and more I am forced to interact with these people, the more I can see why we are a part of eachother's lives. They have so much to teach me and they have the tools to open my mind and heart to things that I never could have dreamed.

2. God is bigger, smarter, stronger, wiser than I am. Enough said.

3. No matter what is going on in your life, the world still rotates, the sun still rises and sets, people still get up in the morning and go to bed at night, dogs still bark, babies still cry, flowers still bloom, rain still falls, cars still start....are you getting my point here? The world doesn't stop when you feel like your world is crashing down. For some people this is the hardest thing that they will ever learn, but for me it was kind of relieving. I am NOT the center of the universe and thank God, because that would be a lot on my shoulders.

4. Family is forever. After moving out of the house I have learned to love and appreciate each member of my famliy and home more than ever before. They are the people that know you, love you and are on your side no matter what. I am so thankful for the family that I have and wouldn't trade any of them for the world.

5. Watch what you say. Think about every word before it comes out of your mouth. The tounge is deadly, and mine is probably one of the worst. One word can change a realationship forever. One sentence can make or break you. Words are our biggest weapon and there isn't a sheild big enough to protect you from what is hurled at you.

There are more, but I think that is heavy enough for today. Hopefully I can remember a few of these during the 20th year so they don't have to be flung at me so hard.