#reverb10: Lesson Learned

December 17 Prompt: Lesson Learned
What was the best thing you learned about yourself this past year? And how will you apply that lesson going forward?

I don't think this is the "best" thing I've learned about myself, but I think it's the most important one to remember going forward. I am too negative. I have a tendency to focus on everything that’s wrong instead of celebrating what’s right in my life. I have depressive tendencies. I am generally too self-centered. These are parts of myself that I don't really like, but regardless, they are part of who I am. Going forward, I have to be more forgiving of myself. I also have to be joyful and grateful despite of myself.