Friendship and Lessons Learned

Friendship. How has a friend changed you or your perspective on the world this year? Was this change gradual, or a sudden burst?
 I've had so many new friends this year that have opened my eyes up to new perspectives. I've learned that the US is A LOT stricter on Canadian immigrants than they are on the Mexican immigrants. That's just a little messed up to me. I've had people teach me that sometimes all I can do is close my eyes, pray, let go, and hope everything will be ok.  I've been taught while working in special ed and a new person comes in to tell you how it should be done, (when they haven't worked with that child in a while and that child is totally different behaviorally from the last time they worked with them) it's ok to let some of what they say go in one ear, and out the other. Because loving that child can do more than ignoring that child.
Goodness this list could go on and on... I've made so many new friends in 2010 and I can't wait to make even more in 2011!



Lesson Learned. What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?
I've learned that it really is ok to just be ME and if people don't like ME, well then that's their problem, not mine. If I feel I need to change myself, then I will, but I'm not changing because someone doesn't like "me". I can't make everyone happy because doing that would make ME unhappy since I wouldn't be ME. How am I going to apply this lesson? I'm just gonna keep on being me with personality flaws and all.