Monday, September 3, 2012

advice to my 20 year old self

I turned 40...today....

I suppose it is normal to be all introspective, take inventory of your life, think about what you would have done differently, what you want to check off your bucket list...yadda yadda yadda...

and i think about who i am now...and where i am now...what i have done in my lfe... and i wonder what , knowing what i know now, i would tell my 20 year old self if i met her today....what do i with i had known then? or that someone had taken me by the shoulders, looked me in the eye and said with all of their heart....

so, here goes....



1. you are not stuck....you have the whole world at your feet...explore it...
2.who cares what others think of you...people are always going to get mad...even when you are killing yourself to please them...so don't worry about it...do what you know is right in your heart and for your spirit...you will never please everyone...ever...the best you can ever do is to please yourself...
3. don't try to live other people's lives....live your life...even when you are trying to live up to other people's standards...it won't be good enough...so live up to your own...why waste your life...?
4. travel more...see the world...there is so much to see and do...so many amazing people and places..see them...meet them...
5. go with your gut, the world may question you, but believe in yourself, always believe in yourself
6. fly, as much as possible...learn to fly, whether it is in spirit, in a plane, or simply because you are happy, FLY...people will try to grab you by the ankles and hold you to the earth...keep flying...they are scared, you don't have to be...
7.  remember that no one owns you...you belong to yourself...no one can control you unless you let them...if they are trying to control you, run very far away...very very far away...
8. when you are asked to run away, do it...you may not ever get the chance again...go for it...
9. be happy...when you feel unhappy, it is time for a change...allow change to happen.
10. there will be times when you question your ability to be a mother...it's gonna be ok...you are doing the best you can
11. There will be times when you wish you could change history...you can't...just keep going forward...what is meant to be will be...and if it is meant to be, it will most certainly come back to you..
12. go to the dr. and then trust your instincts
13. yoga....do lots of yoga....
14. trust yourself....always trust yourself...
15. take care of yourself...even when you think it is selfish...you have to take care of yourself in order to take care of everyone else in your life...
16. you can't do everything for everyone...
17. eat better, be healthy now...so you can be healthy later
18. smile, do whatever it takes to smile more
19. laugh as much as possible...laughter will set you free
20. pursue that dream...those who say you can't are afraid you actually will...


there is more...too much more, really...life takes you where you are meant to be...and in this moment, right here, right now, is where i am meant to be...just like you...wherever you are...


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