Things I learned in 2011 #7 appreciate little things

"Half the joy of life is in little things taken on the run. Let us run if we must-even the sands do that-but let us keep our hearts young and our eyes open so that nothing worth our while shall escape us. And everything is worth its while if we can only grasp it and its significance."
-Victor Cherbuliez


Little things are put together to make bigger things. Big things are put together to make our lives.

Things I learned in 2011 #6 Be different

Not to sound cliché, but...

Get to know yourself. Discover your likes & dislikes. Befriend people you get along with. Do only what makes you happy. Dare to be different.

Be who you really are.

Things I learned in 2011 #5 The world is filled with opportunities

“When one door closes another door opens, but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”
- Alexander Graham Bell


The quote says it all. There is nothing more I can say.

Things I learned in 2011 #4 Patience

Don't expect the world to change in a second after making your decision. Changes don't just happen overnight. Be patient. It's going to take time for the sun to shine after the darkness.

Things I learned in 2011 #3 Take baby steps

I had a habit of setting goals for myself . Writing a list of dozen goals that I wanted to achieve that month, but ending up reaching none.

However, I realized that my overwhelmed brain was unable to process those many goals at the same time.

so if you want to achieve your goals...

Take small steps every single day


and they will be easier :)

Things I learned in 2011 #2 Confidence and courage

Sometimes, you want something, like if you get it, you will be the happiest person in this world.

However, you are afraid of the criticism that you will receive from people watching you, so you let it go sadly.

But the truth is..

No one cares about you that much.


Everyone is concerned about their own problems that they don't even see what other people are doing.


So next time you want to do something, but not brave enough..

Go for it.

Things I learned in 2011 #1 Stress? eliminate it

In that crazy world, where we have to battle time and have loads pressure to complete a series of tasks, causing stress & breaking down & ignoring more important things in life.

Eliminate it.
right now.


I came to conclusion that this huge amount of pressure in unnecessary. There should be a balance between all areas of your life that include; family, finance, personal, work, fun and more. I realized what life is about being happy and healthy, and if you are putting your absolute all in one or two areas only, you are not happy. And that's what you need.

Things I learned in 2011

Is this really happening? 2011 has come to an end. It was like yesterday when it was only beginning and I was writing the "things I learned in 2010" posts...

Speaking of which, I will be writing a bunch of posts entitled "things I learned in 2011".

The first one will be posted in the next few days.