I feel like I learned a lot of not-so-great lessons over the past year, but there were some good lessons in there as well. I don’t want to focus on the bad lessons, but thought I would share some of the good things that I learned about myself over the past year.

I learned that I don’t need a lot of “things”. I have huge wish lists full of all kinds of things that I don’t need. I’ve started thinning them out, as well as all of the things I already own. I’ve donated so much stuff this year (and still have a few bags in my car to drop off). Books and some favorite collections are all that I really need to be happy.

Another thing I learned is that while I do well on my own, I cannot be completely isolated. I need connections of some form, even if they are just virtual connections. Though I would benefit from some in person contact other than my family, who does not fully accept me.

While I thrive on routines, I also learned that I need to not schedule myself so tightly. If my schedule is too full, I get anxious and stress myself out. I’m still figuring out the balance for just the right amount of busy. Along the same lines, I learned I always need to have a project to work on.

There are more lessons that I still need to learn, I predict this year will be full of lessons in addition to healing.