If you could travel back through time and give yourself some advice...
87- H.C Porter
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If you had the chance to travel back in time, to give yourself some advice or encouragement, what would the advice be, and at what age would you be traveling back to, to give this advice?
I am not talking about traveling back and giving yourself some tips on the stock market or lottery numbers to pick. Something more real than that-you can’t change your life-just the way that you perceived things at a particular venture.
Example- I would go back to when my first son was alive, I would tell myself to stop putting off things that I wanted to do-like taking more pictures of him and I together-because there is no guarantee that when you have the time and money, you will still have a chance. I would go back an tell myself to stop doubting myself and be who I am, because it doesn’t really matter what people think-most tend to drift in and out of our lives anyway. I would tell myself-things are going to suck for awhile, and you will feel like you are suffocating and nothing will ever get better, but hold onto your faith, and find comfort in it; things will become easier and you will once again see things clearly. I would encourage myself to allow people in and continue to be kind & optimistic, attempting to be anything other-doesn’t work out for me.
How about you? What time would you go back to, to help yourself out, what would you say to yourself?I would go back and tell my high school self that she would be okay!! (I was so insecure) That she shouldn't put off college, but she should GO! I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my life so I vascillated until I ended up married instead. LOL. I loved raising my kids, but today a degree would help me out alot!
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I would tell myself to be more choosy in who I marry. I would tell myself to look for someone more like I want to be and not someone I just depend on. I would also tell myself to always be true to myself and do what ever is best for me and my kids first and formost.
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I would have been present for my wife during her abusive childhood. Sometimes all it takes is a true friend to turn a negative situation into a positive learning experience.
Love in my heart, always.
Brycespartanking1978 wrote:
I would have been present for my wife during her abusive childhood. Sometimes all it takes is a true friend to turn a negative situation into a positive learning experience.
Love in my heart, always.
BryceThat is really sweet, Bryce
96- Mrvoodoo
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"Don't do it!" (age 24).
And that's all I'm sharing, sorry.
89- fishtiger58
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Go back to last year of high school and tell myself to go to college, will be enough of the working world after that.
Great question! I would go back to my teen years and tell myself to not look at boys until I was much older. I wasted a lot of time chasing them instead of getting the most out of my education. It took me some 30 years to graduate from college after all of my children finished their degrees. It would have helped our family immensely if I had been able to work in a job that paid more than minimum wage.
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I just did.
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ralwus wrote:
I just did.
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LOL:D
85- Justine76
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id go back to last week and say... dont worry, youll live
Mrvoodoo wrote:
"Don't do it!" (age 24).
And that's all I'm sharing, sorry.
LOL.. Yes! I relate. Although I would have said it to myself at age 40.
Mrvoodoo wrote:
"Don't do it!" (age 24).
And that's all I'm sharing, sorry.
Hey.
You are older than 24?
I'm waiting for my future self to come back and advise me today. Apparently we still haven't figured it out....
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I would tell myself first to go to college, not the Marines, blowing stuff up was only fun for a little while then they started shooting back. Second I would tell myself to take the red pill this time not the blue one, NEO was wrong.
I parted ways with 24 long ago. She needed some advice but I wasn't there to give it. I surely could now though!!!
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Scott.Life wrote:
I would tell myself first to go to college, not the Marines, blowing stuff up was only fun for a little while then they started shooting back. Second I would tell myself to take the red pill this time not the blue one, NEO was wrong.
no kidding. steak is good.
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wyanjen wrote:
Mrvoodoo wrote:
"Don't do it!" (age 24).
And that's all I'm sharing, sorry.
Hey.
You are older than 24?
I'm waiting for my future self to come back and advise me today. Apparently we still haven't figured it out....at 24, would you really have listened?
80- believeinhim
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Good question and good answers!
I wish I would have opened up more to my friends.
