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11 Times Ted Mosby Taught Me A Life Lesson

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Of all the characters there is to see on the nine seasons of "How I Met Your Mother," Ted Evelyn Mosby has taught me a few life lessons I am sure will stick with me for a long time. Here are 10 I think every person needs to hear at least once in their lifetime.


1. It is so important to take chances in life.

If you never step out of your comfort zone and go out on a limb, you could be missing out on something life changing. Life itself was meant for risks, and for chances, and for opportunities. If you spend it in 6fear, it'll pass you by until you wake up wondering what difference it would've made if you simply took a chance.



2. It's okay to make a fool of yourself.

We all do it, and if we haven't, we inevitably will. People always seem to be afraid of detouring from the norm and being who they want to be. But despite popular belief, sometimes making a complete ass out of yourself is the only way to get your point across or get something you really want. Don't let being judged sway you from something you feel needs to be done.


3. Love is all we have.

If we didn't have love, none of the bad that happened to us would be worth it. Sometimes love is complicated, sometimes it hurts, sometimes it makes you wish you weren't even alive. But without love, our lives would be so bleak and utterly meaningless. Love is what makes the mistakes and bad moments worth it. It's what brings hope back to us and takes the pain away. Without love, we would be lost.



4. Think before you text.

In a world where technology is our best friend and texts are our favorite way of communicating, we need to think before press send. For all you know that "DTF" text is going to your mother, or you're screenshots are being sent to the person you screenshotted them from in the first place.



5. Let it go.

Three words Elsa probably said best, but that Ted was able to teach us way before that. Not everything is going to be worth the fight or worth the angers. Not everything is worth holding onto with claws. Sometimes, we just have to face the facts that not everything is meant to be. Or that life isn't perfect. In order to move on, you have to let go.


6. Mistakes are a part of life.

After all, we are all only human. Without making mistakes, we would have nothing to learn from. Mistakes allow us to grow and learn as people; they're an inevitable part of life. You're going to make mistakes, but that's okay. Those mistakes you regret now will help you in the long run. One day you will look back and be thankful you made some of those mistakes.


7. Don't let someone sway you from love.

Love makes us do crazy, unspeakable things. You've seen it in movies, you may have even done it yourself by this point in time. But love was meant to be fought for. Even when your friends disapprove or someone tells you they don't think it's meant to be, that's just cause to work harder for it. To prove them wrong. Show them that love is something you just give up on because people don't believe in you.



8. Never settle.

You deserve the kind of person you've dreamed about since you were able to make sense of what falling in love was. Don't settle for a person who wants to change you or doesn't accept you for everything that you are. I can promise you someday somebody is going to come along and not only will they love you flaws, but tell you how they aren't even flaws at all. Hold out until you find that, it's exactly what you deserve.


9. Things fall apart, but they never stay broken.

Nothing lasts forever, but that includes the bad as well. No matter how rough life seems to get, it will never stay that way. Eventually things will mend, and time will heal what hurts. Sometimes you have to face tragedy in order to achieve happiness. There is always good in the bad, you just have to be patient and see things through.


10. Sometimes you have to let people be happy without you.

Not everybody we meet in life is meant to stay with us forever. We are constantly losing and gaining relationships as we grow and get older. Rather than trying to force yourself in someone's life, you need to realize that they might be meant to be happy without you. And if you truly care for someone, you'll realize that sometimes you're not what is making that person happy anymore. When that is the case, the best thing to do is to let them go find the happiness they deserve elsewhere.



11. A lot can change in just one year.

Once again, a lot can change in one year. Nothing you have today is guaranteed tomorrow. Our lives are always going through constant ups and downs and changing with who we meet and how we feel. You might be having the worst year of your life, but in one year you could be living out the best year of your life. Don't let the 80 things going wrong make you believe nothing is ever going to go right. Tomorrow is always another day. And eventually, it'll be a brand new year.



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