It is said that experience is the best teacher …
When I saw the above image posted on Facebook I immediately started to write the note in my mind. It began as a list of what not to do. Perhaps, just as experience is the best teacher, regret is a powerful lesson.
The list in my head was growing my the moment when I realized that I missed the final part of the challenge of what I would say to my younger self …
… in only two words
Okay, now that changed things!
Then I really had to think … what two words would I wish I could communicate to my younger self?
It made me really regret my ‘don’t do’ list, because, all of a sudden, having only two words to communicate … well would I want them to be dont’s?
So then my mind was racing, trying to come up with two positive words … not just positive, now, but encouraging. So now my aim was to find two words … just TWO words, that would be words of encouraging to my younger self.
When I was younger I was confident of a handful of goals for my life, and I was committed to not make any choices that could adversely affect my goals. So I was not a rule-breaker. But, when I look back, I realize that I made my rules to be laws, and they not only kept me on the straight and narrow … they also kept me from experiencing variety in this life.
So, after hours of contemplating and considering what two words I would wish to write to myself, my conclusion would be :
live wonder-filled
How about you? What two words would you wish to write in a note to your younger self?
itsawonderfilledlife 