Learning a lesson doesn’t always come gift wrapped in sweet words of wisdom. Sometimes it takes an, “I told you so” from God.

In my previous post, I wrote on My 10 Lesson on Patience and Humility After I Broke my Arm.

I was telling a friend about the incident, then realized the two major lessons that God intended me to learn.

 The first one is that you don’t have to please everyone…and it’s okay!

It all started when a friend began to workout with me. She didn’t want to go alone, so I would pick her up. On the day that I broke my arm, I didn’t want to go workout.

I was so sore and I wanted to have one day of rest before teaching a yoga class. I had already told my husband that I wasn’t going to go.

Later that day, my friend calls that she really wanted to go, but didn’t want to go alone. I hesitated, but I said yes.

I told her that I would go, but that I would meet her at the gym. First, I had to make a stop by my parents house. 

While at my parents house, I expressed to my parents on how tired I was. My dad asked me how come I was going if I didn’t want to go.

My only answer was, “Because a friend wants me to go with her.”

About 5 minutes before the class began, my friend called me that she wouldn’t be able to make it. She was stuck at work. I was already at the gym, so my common sense was to just go ahead and workout.

Shortly after the warm up I broke my arm. This must have been a really important lesson that I had to learn the hard way.

If you haven’t guessed my second most important lesson, it’s the power of guidance and working against it.

Everything around me and within me was telling me not to go, but I still went.

As I sit here focusing on healing, my friend began going to the gym without me. 

I’ve learned that:

• People will always find a way to progress with or without you. Not everyone needs to be pleased by you.
• It’s okay to say “no” without guilt. Especially when your body and soul are telling you “no”.
• The sooner we learn our lesson, the less drastic teachings will be required. (apparently it took me a broken arm to learn my lesson)

I was available 24/7 when someone needed something. Practically to the point that I was sacrificing my own sanity and peace. I was put in a situation where I had to learn the hard way to say no. I’ve also learned that the guidance that I receive is more important than the thoughts of others towards me. 

We’ve been convinced that saying “no” is disrespectful and selfish. Keep in mind that sometimes a sacrifice to saying “yes” is okay, but never when you are feeling pressured.

We learn and grow through experiences, but learning without the harsh consequences is better. 

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