There is the type of education we get in school and there are life lessons we

learn along the way. Both are important. The only problem is that life moves us far along before we figure out what's going on and the wisdom we hope to

have gained is sometimes late in coming.

Following are 16 important lessons that we don’t usually learn

in the classroom. Always remember to

keep these in your back pocket

for years to come.

Lesson 1: Be kind. You never know

what battle others may be fighting.

Don’t add to their burden.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Lesson 2: Go out of your way to

makesomeone’s day better. You will

both benefit.

Lesson 3: Have compassion for everyone, no

matter how terrible their actions seem.

Lesson 4: Learn to forgive others. It

doesn’t mean you’re saying that what was done to you was ok, but it frees you from

the negative emotions that create

disease within the mind, body and

spirit.

Lesson 5: Your legacy is the way you make others feel, and the impressions

you leave them with.

Lesson 6: Bad things do happen to good people. Find the lessons buried

deep within the suffering. They're there. 

Lesson 7: Life is a marathon, not a race. This lesson may sound cliché, but most of us try to sprint through

life whether we realize it or not. Concentrate on fulfilling your own

personal goals in the timeline that is right for you.

Lesson 8: Learn to enjoy the whole process. We can

become so focused on the end result, that we missthe little miracles that happen along the way.

Lesson 9: Nurture your relationships. At the end of your life you’re never going to say, “I wish I’d spent more time working.” But

you will say, “I wish I told them that I love

themmore often.”

Lesson 10: Be grateful.

Not just for the big

things in your life. Be

grateful

for everything.

Lesson 11: Treat others as you wish

to be treated. Never do

something to someone else that

you would not want done to

someone you love or yourself.

Lesson 12:  Make friends with yourself. Treat yourself like

you would treat someone you cherish. We spend far too

much time being our own

worst enemies.

Lesson 13: Don’t try to change people. Inspire them with

your actions.  

Lesson 14: Don’t turn down an opportunity just

because you're afraid. Use fear as a compass. Let it guide you in the

direction that will produce the most personal growth. 

Lesson 15:Change is

good. It stretches your limits. And as

your limits grow, so do you.

Lesson 16:  Be in this moment.

The past is over. The future

doesn’t exist yet. Plan for

the future, but don’t spend all of your mental

energy and time there or you'll miss

what's happening now.

“The difference

between school and

life? In

school, you're

taught a lesson and

then given a test. In

life, you're given a

test that te

aches you

a lesson.“ 

Now we need to ask ourselves the

question…What about me? What have I learned outside

the classroom?