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20 Things I Learned By 20

I could've probably made this list way longer.

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20 Things I Learned By 20
Paige Wilson

As I'm entering this new decade of life, I've done some reflecting over how far I've come in my twenty years.

Who I am now has been built by lots of change, people, and places. Throughout my life, I've transformed through different passions, developed from a timid personality, and trusted the Lord through good times and bad.

I didn't start as who I am today, and I won't end this way either, but I have lots of appreciation for the twenty years I've gotten to enjoy so far.

Here are twenty things I learned by twenty.

1. Be a friend and make friends.

2. "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." – Steve Prefontaine

3. Believe in your daydreams.

4. Coffee is liquid magic.

5. Some people are only in your life for a season, but each teaches you something.

6. Trust the process.

7. The value of life is in good relationships, good people, and love.

8. Lean into God before you lean into your own plans.

9. Express gratitude in every circumstance.

10. Growth doesn't come from being comfortable.

11. Cling to hope.

12. God will close doors in your life. Don't beg for them to re-open but appreciate waiting in the hallway between experiences.

13."Comparison is the thief of joy."

14. At the end of the day, passion will fulfill you, not money or the opinion of others.

15. What you give power to has power over you.

16. You can't control everything. Try your best, make some goals, and go with the flow.

17. Project positivity into the world, there's enough negativity.

18.Most of the things you worry about will never happen.

19. "It's never too late to be whoever you've wanted to be." – F. Scott Fitzgerald

20. The best is yet to come.

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