Lessons are for learning

           If theres one thing in life I learned its that in everything theres always a lesson to be learned. Sometimes we want to learn the lesson, and other times its forced on us like vegetables when we're kids. Lessons are sometimes easy, sometimes they suck. And when they suck, man... do they suck. I feel with learned lessons it almost always boils down to a I'm right, you're wrong situation. It's always hard to admit we're wrong. Its sometimes even harder to see the faults in the situation and where we went wrong. So what do you do to correct it? You learn your lesson and apologize.   

There are also the learned lessons that aren't the I'm right, you're wrong kind. Those, those suck the most. They are the ones where life just doesn't go as expected. Sometimes its a twist in the story, an unexpected result, or history coming back to just bite you in the ass. Its like just when you have life figured out, had everything squared away, you were on top of everything…. BOOM!!! Life happens, and suddenly you aren't. You're pushed back a few steps. You're left wondering what the hell just happened, why the hell it happened, and how in the world you're going to deal with it. It often takes weeks to get back to normal, to deal with the situation. And thats if it ever does.  But when you finally do get back to normal, you learn your lesson. The journey to learning the lesson wasn't easy. Its often filled with trials and tribulations with some added self-discovery. In the end though, you learn about yourself and others. It may take awhile to see but its worth it. 

With lessons, you learn grace. You learn to have grace in your actions and learn to accept (with grace) that things will not always go your way and honey, there is just nothing you can do about it. This can sometimes be temporary.. and when I say that, I mean it with me. I admit I don't always deal with my lessons with grace. In the end, I maybe find grace in myself when dealing with the results but some how it just doesn't stay long. I end up being back to my shambly self and some how I survive.  Eventually you'll find your peace (this is where I think I find my temporary grace). The lesson is fully learned and you move on. You move on knowing you can face a new day with grace and peace. You've grown. You've experienced this crazy thing we call life. 

 I'll leave you with a quote from Thought Catalog to close: 

"The path is long and unknown but we continue because we know it’s also one of growth and experience".