✨28✨ things I’ve learned in 28 years. 1️⃣ Listening is a lost art. Our thoughts lose power when brought into the light. Eph 5:13 2️⃣ Life is balance — no perfection, only grace. Think of “future you.” 2 Cor 12:9 3️⃣ Print and frame the photos. 4️⃣ Drink the coffee, eat the cookie, bake banana bread (and keep frozen pizza). 5️⃣ Call your mom. 6️⃣ Buy a handheld vacuum. 7️⃣ Get a purse bowl. 8️⃣ Stretch daily. 9️⃣ Get massages. 🔟 Throw parties, invite people in. Heb 13:16 1️⃣1️⃣ Get a cat. 1️⃣2️⃣ There is no rush. God’s never late. Ecc 3:1 1️⃣3️⃣ Take 2-week social media breaks, not forever ones. 1️⃣4️⃣ Keep up with your car (or move to NYC). 1️⃣5️⃣ Morning pages to clear your mind. 1️⃣6️⃣ Period underwear — game changer. 1️⃣7️⃣ Be a true friend. Die to yourself daily. John 15:13 1️⃣8️⃣ Every day is a fresh start. Lam 3:22–23 1️⃣9️⃣ Maybe you just need a haircut. 2️⃣0️⃣ Romanticize chores — light candles, play music, make it sacred. 2️⃣1️⃣ Reward good habits. Brush teeth then coffee. Atomic Habits logic. 2️⃣2️⃣ Protect 8 hours of sleep. Ps 4:8 2️⃣3️⃣ Charge your phone in another room. 2️⃣4️⃣ Put the kitchen to sleep, then open it for business. Clean mornings = peace. 2️⃣5️⃣ Keep flowers in your home. Luke 12:27 2️⃣6️⃣ Journal gratitude until it’s you run out of things to write down. 1 Thess 5:18 2️⃣7️⃣ Become friends with guilt — it becomes self-respect. Ex 14:14 2️⃣8️⃣ Trust God’s timing. He’s not withholding, He’s weaving. Isa 60:22