If you can go back in time as your current self what words of wisdom would you offer to the younger version of yourself?
I most likely would tell that younger version of me to "Go for it!"
-Go for that adorable nerd (love smart men with glasses) and ask him out. I wouldn't trade my hubby for the world but I would have liked to have gone out with that guy tee hee.
-Go for that better paying job your boss wanted you to go for
-Go for the thrill of bungee jumping (Now I would die of a heart attack if I do that)
-Go for the opportunities of travel when I could have afford it.
I would also tell my younger self that, "you are not as plain or as fat/skinny as you think you are." I always say that if only women had the looks of their youth and the self esteem of their mature self, then they would never feel the inadequacies so common in their teen or even twenties and men as in the rest of the animal kingdom would be primping up for us instead of the other way around.
Lol, let's see-
1) Do pilates regularly!
2) Travel everywhere in the world any chance you get.
3)invest in Apple, Google, Starbucks, etc. ( it would help with all that travel! )
Don't make it your priority to get a boyfriend, get married and have kids. There is so much more the world has to offer. Save family life until you've done everything, had alot of fun and reached all your goals! Washing someone elses clothes, washing someone elses dirty dishes, picking up after someone else, being second best to a football game, cooking for someone else, waiting everyday for someone to come home not knowing their mood. Do you see any glory in this?
Hi D.!
I would say to my younger self... "Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy ride!" *said in best betty davis voice*
And, I would add that it will be a ride full of all kinds of bumps, turns and twists...and things MOST unexpected...BUT so very worth it.
I would remind myself not to sweat the small stuff...and to remember...that in the LONG run...most of it IS small stuff!!
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Michele/cat
I would say, "you have a strong valid voice. Use it"
and
"You are worthy of a lot more than you think you are"
I would tell me several things. Eat healthier, exercise, do not take your health and body for granted.
Find what you'd really like to do and are good at. Educate yourself in that direction and really really do what it takes. In my fifties I went back to school and surpassed my expectations. And I wish I had put more time and effort into it 3 decades earlier. So do it when you're young so you have a chance to put it to use and have it to fall back on. Not go through life with no confidence or drive and find at middle age you can't get a job because you have no skills.
Have a hobby. It might pay off as well when you're getting that job!
Think for yourself. Make decisions that you're comfortable with and make sense and don't let anyone tell you you're wrong. They aren't making the choices or paying your bills!
if women had the looks of their youth and the self esteem of their mature self - we could conquer the world :)
i would tell myself not to be afraid of getting hurt - put yourself out there. and GO FOR THAT GORGEOUS GUY THAT COMES BY THE STORE EVERY DAY! he's not doing it because he likes sandwiches! and he's gorgeous! and he's not a loser!!!
my younger self sucked. lol!
I would tell myself to do what I want not what others want me to do. To get a back bone and stand up for myself. I went to the school my parents wanted and ended up dropping out. After getting married went to the school that I originally wanted to but didn't finish, had babies and now Im doing the SAHM thing. If we could afford a babysitter at this time I could be done with my schooling in 3 months going full time. I would also tell myself to not lose track of who I am, to not try to be like others or fit in with other groups. I loved who I was in HS and somewhere along the way lost that independence I once had. The last thing I would tell myself, which is kind of funny to me, is your right! Your right, it's not puppy love or a HS crush you will be with him forever!! I first started dating my hubby in 8th grade we broke up for almost 2 years and I couldn't get over it. Everyone told me to move on, there's plenty of fish in the sea etc but I just could never do that. I guess I always knew it was real! We started dating again as Juniors and have been together ever since, married 7 years now with 2 beautiful babies!
