.eleven lessons from twenty eleven.

If my January 2012 self met my January 2011 self, this is what I would tell....myself.

Eleven reminders of eleven lessons I learnt, re-learnt or continued to learn in twenty eleven.

1. Stay up late on a school night. It’s worth being tired at work the next day. 
2. Don’t stand for injustice. The choices you make each day have the power to change another persons world. 
3. Heed caution when it comes to your caffeine intake. Your usual daily caffeine intake doesn't exceed one latte, so think twice about drinking a latte, a double shot latte, a bottle of coke and another latte on one day. Your friends will disown you and fellow passengers on public transport will give you weirder looks than usual.
4. Don’t try and do everything in your own strength. There are others available to help and there is strength to call on greater than your own. 
5. Cars & mobile phones are a recipe for disaster. You might not hit a person, but you can still get hit with a $243.50 fine from a not so fine police officer riding a push bike (who you initially thought was just some delinquent tapping on your car window). 
6. Value friendships. Especially those who are consistent in keeping in touch - they are worth their weight in gold. 
7. Occasionally, try not to be so responsible. It makes life much more interesting (however, keep lessons three & five in mind).
8. Do try a radical new haircut. You might be surprised with the results.
9. Feelings are fickle. Know what you believe and stick to it, regardless of what your emotions are saying.
10. Don’t wear a red and white striped shirt to work. Even though you are clearly going for the parisian look, all day your colleagues will refer to you as Wally, a pirate or if Christmas is around the corner....a candy cane.
11. Be yourself. You don’t realise how much just being you has the power to bless those around you.