People say life is short. But really...life is kind of long. I am 24 years old. And if all goes well, I will live all the years I've lived at least 2 more times. I will get a lot done. I will impact a lot of people. I will grow a lot.

At 24 years old, I look at older people in my life and see their flaws and strengths. If I learn from their flaws and incorporate their strengths, I expect to be perfect by the time I reach their age. hehehe...I wish I could say j/k, but I'm only half-joking. I know I can't be perfect. But I also think that I'm paying enough attention to becoming the best me I can be, that I might just become the perfect me.

Flaws I've observed:
- voicing your opinion when no one wants to hear it
- smoking cigarettes
- demanding the spotlight (without even knowing that you're an attention whore)
- being in a pissy mood majority of the time
- expecting others to live life the way you would

Strengths I've observed:
- being loving
- being joyful
- letting others be
- not gossiping
- being generous
- saving money
- being mindful
- being strong

Good thing the strengths list is longer than the flaws list. Or else I'd consider myself cynical.

For me, one of the most important strengths I'm still working on is letting others be. I'm getting a little better. When someone (or a group of people) makes choices that upset/annoy/frustrate/anger me...but it doesn't affect my life...I'll just remind myself, "let it be."

This will come in very handy, not just in my personal life, but in my career. I'll be on my Labor & Delivery rotation next month and I will likely meet "mothers" who didn't get prenatal care or who used drugs during their pregnancy, and I won't dwell. I can't turn back time. It was their choice to make. Whatever happens, happens.

Reminds me of a post I saw on facebook once:
- Do you have a problem? Yes.
- Can you fix the problem?
     - Yes ---> then don't worry about it
     - No ----> then don't worry about it

Que sera, sera.