"What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?"

I recently saw an online campaign by the name of "Dear Me".  It was an exercise to see how folks would do things differently, if given the chance.  Here's my take....

"Dear Me"

Don't be in such a hurry to grow up!  Savor every age because time goes by so quickly.

Just because it pops into your head, doesn't mean it has to come out of your mouth. ( A lifelong problem that should've been nipped in the bud years ago...)

Read more.  (Who knows? Perhaps I'd be a real author by now.  They say you have to read if you want to write.)

Really listen to the older generation.  (They offered wisdom and a unique perspective that I didn't realize the value until they were gone.)

Don't give as much importance to what other people think.  Sure, their opinions matter sometimes -I've based plenty of how I did things on how others felt about it -and shouldn't have.

Move more.  (Get your body used to it because there'll come a time when it doesn't move like you'd like it to.)

Savor what you eat.  (Instead of shoveling stuff in, enjoy every bite.)

Tell people you love them.  (I've waited too many years to say it to some folks.    I just assumed they knew it....and maybe they didn't.  Say it!)

There it is...    Sadly, there are no true do-overs in life, but this exercise really gave me the chance to look back and maybe change things up a bit.  Feel free to add to my list, comment or write a "Dear You" letter.  What would YOU tell your younger self?"