25 Life Lessons Learned By Age 25 by Shane Holden

Friends become strangers. And more importantly, vice versa. Prior to leaving middle school for high school, my all time favorite teacher told everyone to remember that some of the friends that you have now won’t even talk to you once you enter high school. It’s just a transition that I suppose changes kids and the groups of people that they normally associate with. His advice is also applicable throughout life completely. The people you are friends with today may just up and disappear as a friend tomorrow. It’s just a part of life that people change. If you find yourself one day friendless, it can very well have nothing to do with yourself, but just how things play out sometimes. You just have to remember that when you least expect it, a total stranger or an acquaintance could fill that friend void.

Don’t get too comfortable with anything. The moment you think everything is working out or going perfectly can be the moment when everything turns into complete chaos and uncertainty.

As we’ve all heard before, be careful what you wish for. Don’t set your sights solely on any one thing that you desire, but also remember to consider the finer details and consequences that surround it. Make sure what you’re wishing for you are actually ready for, and have everything in line to be prepared to accept that wish.

The best thing that can happen will often make the worst thing that can happen seem insignificant. Think of the worst thing that can happen and the best thing that can happen if you’re deciding about anything, compare them, and see which one out-weighs the other. The best thing will make the worst thing seem insignificant, especially on the instance of becoming friends or asking someone out. The worst thing that could happen would be the word “no.” The best thing would be to develop a relationship that could potentially last a lifetime.

Money can make life easier or more comfortable, but there will come a point in time when you realize that whatever satisfaction or happiness it gives you is only temporary. Some of the best and most happiest moments in your life will be those that don’t cost you a dime.

Take a chance when the opportunity is given to you. If you don’t, you’ll never know what might have been.

Take as many pictures and/or videos of loved ones and get-togethers as you can. There will come a day when you are glad you did.

Find that reason to get out of bed each morning.Otherwise you’ll look back at all the yesterdays and realize they are mostly empty.

If you are looking hard for something you will often overlook it. We sometimes find what we are looking for when we stop looking.

Consider things from another’s point of view rather than your own all the time. This will open your eyes to things you would normally never imagine. An entirely different world perhaps.

Accept blame if it’s deserved. This is the only way to fully recognize your mistakes and improve from them.

Nothing heals wounds like time. Sure some things will always hurt when you reminisce on them, but with every passing day, time will help lessen that pain.

Don’t be so quick to judge. Get to know someone before deciding what type of person they are.

People will surprise you. Sometimes it’s the people that we least expect that will pull through when no one else will.

Don’t hold grudges. Grudges kill relationships, whether they are with friends or family.

Bottling up your feelings slowly kills you on the inside.Find someone you can talk to.

Give people the time of day. None of us are any better than the next.

Stop and smell the roses as often as you can. It’s too easy to get caught up in everyday life that you forget about the little things that truly matter most.

Bad things can happen to good people. And the opposite is true as well. It’s just another one of life’s ironies.

Don’t ignore issues that need to be addressed or tended to. It allows them time to compound and become much worse.

Honesty truly is the best policy. Being dishonest leads to even more being dishonest. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to try to remember what you’ve told so that you tell it correctly the next time you are dishonest.

Smile at strangers. It could be enough to brighten even the darkest day for someone.

Some things just aren’t meant to be. And if they aren’t, move on to what is waiting to be.

Sometimes you should take the path less traveled. The easiest path is experienced by most, while the difficult less traveled path is enjoyed by few.

Goodbyes are always sad. Especially when you know that it will most likely be the last time you see that person ever again.