I Changed From The Woman I Was A Year Ago And That's Totally Okay

Nov 07, 2018 by apost team

The older we get, the faster time seems to pass. Day after day slips by as we go through the same unchanging routines, never thinking twice about it. We wake up only to find that months have slipped through our fingers. You turn around to discover the year is over, and things are different, but those changes are so subtle that you didn't feel them along the way.

As time goes on, we change slowly, whether we're conscious of it or not. Each and every day, we become a slightly different person than we were yesterday. That's okay, too. People aren't supposed to remain stagnant for their entire lives. People are supposed to grow, evolve, and change. You should constantly be striving to learn more and be more. Instead of being stubborn and stagnant, focus on the person you want to be.

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Embrace changes that come into your life, whether they're good or bad.

It's funny. When you finally look back on all this, you'll realize that everything happened as it was meant to. Everything in life has to get worse before it improves. It's hard to accept that in practice. If things are still awful, you haven't reached the end yet.

Time slips by us, making just the slightest changes in its wake, the same way it erodes rivers over millions of years. All of a sudden, you find that everything you thought was holding you back is gone. Even when you thought there wasn't any light in the darkness, you found a road.

Every human being is constantly going through new learning experiences as they travel their life path. It's what separates us from the non-living universe around us. It's also one of the most beautiful things about being human.

One of the best things you can learn is how to express your feelings. Don't let your emotions stay bottled up in your chest. When you let too many feelings bottle up, they eventually explode, and that's so much messier than simple expression would have been.

You'll also need to learn how to take a stand for yourself. Be confident in who you are. Don't accept prejudice or unfairness. Don't defer to anybody who doesn't deserve your respect. But don't let yourself be arrogant. Be humble about yourself, accepting both your strengths and your flaws. Be proud of yourself. You are a miraculous creature. There's no one else like you on this earth.

You'll go through heartbreaks, and then you'll heal. You might think the pain will never end. But time is amazing when it comes to wounded hearts. Every love and loss is a new learning experience, and we're never done seeing what the world has to offer us.

Your year might not have played out exactly like you wanted. You didn't want heartbreak. You didn't want any of the disappointments you faced. Everyone fears getting hurt, and no one wants to be subject to pain. But being human means facing the bad along with good. Sorrow can be one of the truest emotions, and in it you might find the key to happiness. This is a life lesson you'll learn with time and new experience.

Everything that happens makes you stronger and more experienced than you were before. You'll learn the things you need to live life boldly and proudly. You'll learn to take the risks you need to get the life you want. You'll learn how to love yourself with everything you have, even when everything seems awful.

How have you changed over the past year? What changes have you made for the better? Let us know in the comments and don't forget to pass this on to all the amazing women in your life!