@Indiaunited contest - Theme: Talking to my younger self
My response to the @Indiaunited Contest - Theme: If You Could Talk to your Younger Self?
I can really answer this because I have come a long way from my younger self. Setting in to 50s you suddenly feel that life has slipped out too fast then you expected and there are still so many things on your list to do where you question yourself, Is there enough time?
If I could talk to my younger self, I would first tell her, stop worrying about the future all the time. I have changed a lot in the last 15 years but before that I was a very different person. Always worrying and a brooding person. I will like to tell myself that the world does not start and end with me, and I need to be live happily in all circumstances. I need to stop crying over every matter. I need to be less egoistic and understand that people around me also have hearts and mind and it's just not me with it.
I need to tell myself that life is a beautiful journey, and it is not to be controlled, it is meant to be let loose and enjoyed. In those days I was too career oriented and all the time it was only about the job, I need to tell myself that the job is not my world, there are many other things in life that I can do. I need to tell myself to stop feeling scared about letting old things go from life. Not everything can be controlled, there are some things that will unfold with time.
I need to tell myself to go easy on life, not be very critical about myself and others also. And yes, most important to be responsible for my own actions. With all of this, one might think how bad a person I must have been. No, I was not a bad person, but yes, I was a very hard person, who always thought my way or high way. I always played the victim role and in the bargain being inconsiderate about others around me.
I guess my older self has already realized all of this and I have come a long way. When I look back, I feel that the younger me was not me actually. It was someone very different. But that's what life is all about, we learn and grow from our experiences.
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Yeah we learn and grow from our experience and that's what really makes us human. Sometimes we look back and question ourselves of our past deed but that's life.
We keep going back and forth all our life
I also noticed it seems to me that I've changed quite a lot from my past self a decade ago. But this is more in terms of knowing more instead of doing less. I hope to keep remembering to not take life too seriously, and putting too much thought, in terms of worrying about things I can't control. I'm slowly realizing the fact that there's more to life than just work, learning to detach my identity from being more attached to work than me as a person.
I believe change is the only constant thing in life. It's nice that you are having these realizations at a very early stage in life, starting early is always good, you get the opportunity of living a mindful life with awareness
Word! I wish I could pin this.
I enjoyed reading this. It’s soulful and I feel you were speaking directly to me. Your younger self must be so proud of the woman you are now for figuring it out. You may not have figured it all completely but you’ve come a long way and I am proud of you too.
Have a good one mama❤️
Thank you. I believe we all have our own stories of the past. And there is never a point where we can say we have learned it all
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Learning to let go of control and stop being so hard on ourselves is such a good thing. You've clearly grown so much
Thank you for your reflection
You're welcome ♥️♥️🥰
Friend, this is a beautiful picture, where is it?
Thank you. It's in one of the hotel lobby in Muscat
I love your how you admitted being too hard on others and getting things done your own way. That alone is growth, and it doesn't matter if you are in your 50s now. Just continue being sweet and cherish the people around you ✨️ ❤️