12 Lessons That I Learned This Year 2012

1. Even if you go to the Rose Bowl game in person two years in a row, you may not get to see the Wisconsin Badgers win.

2. As I learn to love more completely, I realize that my fear is not real.

3. It is very important to know who you can trust.

4. Yes, I am a real monk.

5. Leadership is getting out of your own way.

6. Growing up is about more than getting old.

7. We are each on a pilgrimage that is like taking a long walk.

8. Each of us has a super power.

9. Revelry is being awake to the value and potential of each moment.

10. Listening and silence help me become who I really am.

11. I am still becoming a writer.

12. I learned more than 12 things this year.

What have you learned this year?

What could next year hold for you?

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