I've learned how to be a wife.
I've learned how to be patient.
I've learned that I don't always have to be right.
I've learned to admit when I'm wrong.
I've learned to forgive.
I've learned to listen with my heart, not just with my ears.
I've learned that sometimes the best practice is to close my mouth and open my heart and mind.
I've learned, even when it hurts terribly, to let go of things that don't serve my soul.
I've learned how hard it is to say goodbye.
I've learned to stop trying to change myself into something I think others want me to be.
I've learned that sometimes I have to let people go and move forward in my life. If they are meant to journey with me through this world, they will catch up.
I've learned that having desires and dreams of my own is actually ok.
I've learned that sometimes dreams come true. And sometimes they don't.
I've learned that sometimes I have to step back, breathe, and simply trust that things will work out the way they are supposed to.
I've learned that the hardest of life's lessons are often the ones that end up helping me grow the most.
I've learned that even in the darkest times, love finds a way to shine through.
I've learned to be careful about having expectations, life doesn't always work out the way we hoped it would.
I've learned that a marriage is not 50-50. Its two people choosing to give 100% every day to take up a mantle of love and keep the relationship strong.
I've learned a level of love and respect I never knew could exist between two people.
I've learned that ten years is only the beginning of our happily ever after. :)
