Xennial Memes
Black serif text on a white background: "Sometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty and life. Either way, you win." Credited below: "brianna wiest".

Sometimes You Get a Lesson Instead of Your Wish

A Brianna Wiest quote on a plain white card: when you don't get what you want, you get life lessons instead. A grown-up pep talk for Xennials looking back on their wishes.

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Black serif text on a white background: "Sometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty and life. Either way, you win." Credited below: "brianna wiest".

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