The past is such a funny thing. When I think about mine, I wonder why I didn't apply myself in school, I wonder why I wasted so much time in front of the mirror and I wonder what I was thinking when I made some of those fabulous choices. I really don't give my younger persona much credit because let's face it, kids are just plain self absorbed and inexperienced.
The other day I was digging around for an old picture for a friend and I found something I wrote in 1988. I was surprised at how intuitive it was.
A person's chronological age is not nearly as important as how he sees himself. You can be full in years but young in spirit. How you see yourself is often related to what you do with yourself, and what you do with yourself is often related to how you feel. Although, age has it's compensations you can increase your quality of enjoyment for you are rich in experience. The most important thing is not just to add years to life, but to add life to your years.
Not quite sure what to think about my 17 year old self but maybe I need to take some of my own advice!
1 comment:
Deep and so true! there is such power in a moment and I completely agree with adding life to your years. Each day slips by so quickly, and we need to relish our time here, as it is only a blink in the spectrum of what is to come.
You obviously have always had a deeper way of thinking and that is why you so deeply connect to people and things so well!
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