I’ve been tagged
Daniele from Life Should Be Stereo has tagged me for this very thought-provoking meme.
What would you say to your younger self 2, 5, 10 and 15 years ago?
Two years ago (I was 37): Change your focus from getting pregnant to preparing your body for pregnancy. You are making yourself and everybody around you crazy. Enjoy spending quality time with your husband instead of treating him like a sperm-donor. They’re going to fire that bitch at work, so just hang in there and keep your mouth shut, because all is not as it seems. Start thinking about emigrating before a financial crises hits, causing you to struggle selling your properties and business.
Five years ago (I was 34): You are smart, loving, fun, your bosses respect you and your friends adore you. You will shortly meet the most amazing man, who will make you very happy and treat you like a precious jewel. Now is the time to make your peace with the past, forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made, heal your battered spirit and change your diet and lifestyle by eating healthier and getting more active.
Ten years ago (I was 29): This marriage was a mistake and there is not a thing in this world that will make it better. Get out now! Just jump, you will land on your feet. Go before things get violent and ugly. Look for a new job - these people are deliberately holding you back.
Fifteen years ago (I was 24): Don’t look for love, it will find you. Most of all, don’t confuse sex with love. Repeat after me: He’s just not that into me. That doesn’t mean that there’s anything wrong with you! Keep up the walking and horse-riding. Stop smoking and don’t spend so much time in bars. And don’t marry the barman!
I wonder if I would have listened…
I’m going to tag my five most recent commenters:
Deb from Shedding my Fatsuit
Simone from Simone’s Butterfly
Pamela from An Ordinary Life
DonnaLouise from 360 Degrees of DC
Kathy from Kathy Calculates Weightloss
hanlie on November 11th 2008 in Blog Surfing
Lynn C responded on 11 Nov 2008 at 7:28 pm #
Hmmm. I don’t know what I’d say to myself if I could talk to my past self… as much as we may dislike the things we did, all of those things added up to the person we are today.
Would I have loved to give my ex-husband a miss? Yes. Do I think that being involved in a bad marriage and a difficult divorce shaped me enough to know how to better handle marriage the second time around? Yes. Would I change it? No.
Lynn Cs last blog post..Me and the Molasses
Donnalouise responded on 11 Nov 2008 at 8:14 pm #
This was a very interesting post. I will use it this week as one of my topics - thanks for the tag!
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Mark responded on 11 Nov 2008 at 10:40 pm #
Very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
Deb responded on 12 Nov 2008 at 3:35 am #
Wow, this is the best meme question I have ever seen. I will gladly participate in this one!
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Sybil responded on 12 Nov 2008 at 6:04 am #
Thanks for sharing your answers. I’ll be thinking on my own answers to these questions today.
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ordinarylife responded on 12 Nov 2008 at 9:39 am #
Thanks for the tag - although it gave me a sleepless night last night. I was not sure how much to write. I was a totally different person 10 - 15 years ago.
ordinarylifes last blog post..Note to self!
Daniele responded on 12 Nov 2008 at 10:53 am #
Hi Hanlie - glad you played along. Great answers. I too wonder if I would have listened. As one of the comments states, the life experiences we create and go through make us into the person we are today. Nevertheless it would have been handy to learn some of the lessons sooner! Would have saved me all kinds of trouble
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chanda responded on 12 Nov 2008 at 5:13 pm #
That’s some good advice for anybody, not just your younger selves… and would we listen? Indeed, THAT is the questions. Deb tagged me, so I’ll be tackling these same questions soon.
I think the number one thing we can all take away from this exercise is to be kind and true to ourselves first. The rest will fall into place. (heh, easier said than done, right?).
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