A few weeks ago, MF approached me to send her some lessons learnt while I was growing up. It wasn’t difficult coming up with content and I could write a lot more but here are 10 lessons that rolled off the top of my head. Seven of them were published in the R-AGE bulletin, so I’ll add three more here.

1. You will make mistakes. Just don’t make the same ones.
2. You will only get busier and busier, so start the habit of serving God as early as possible.
3. School friends are friends for a season. Church friends are friends for life.
4. Accountability doesn’t imprison you but sets you free.
5. Having someone believe in you is the greatest gift you’ll ever receive.
6. Never underestimate the power of encouraging someone else.
7. No amount of ministry can compensate for failure in the familly.
8. The quantity of close friends decreases as you age, but the quality of friendship increases. Invest more time in less people.
9. You cannot please everyone, so stop trying. There is nothing more assuring than God’s approval.
10. The higher you rise in leadership, the more you need to be comfortable with being alone.

I guess I could go on and on with a plethora of thoughts, really. That’s precisely why I have decided to resume blogging – to capture one thought a day, everyday, from an otherwise overwhelming influx of ideas. It’d be an achievement if I could capture and expand on 365 thoughts annually. Let’s see how far this blog would take me on my cognitive journey.