Lessons are learned over a lifetime, some coming earlier in life rather than later. Most of what we learn takes many years of experience, many mistakes, and a boatload of do-overs!
I was born into adversity with my first breath, so the lessons I learned were the difficult ones.
After all these years later, I’ve discovered one lesson that I’d missed, early on…
Even though you might learn a lesson
if nobody listens when you share it
eventually you simply stop talking!
How bout them cookies?
I can let go of, move on from, or overcome the absence of a myriad of things that this world offers… all of it!
The lesson that I wish I’d understood much earlier in my lifetime, is that what I cannot let go of, move on from or overcome any absence of, is God!
Just sayin…
Here, have a cookie…
If I could share anything with my younger self, it would be to Slow Down… Enjoy the Moment!
When we were small, the world seemed so big, and full of new things to see and learn. As time marched forward and we continued to grow, time seemed to begin moving much faster. The older we got, the faster time flew by, and with no guarantees for tomorrows, we rushed through life hoping to accomplish all our dreams while we could. We got married, had a passel of kids, had a career, owned a house and car, and prayed we saved enough for retirement.
I finally learned to slow down and enjoy the little things a bit more than I did back in the day. I would like to say that I appreciate things more now. I am ok with not noticing the world pass me by, as I enjoy being present in the moments that are precious to my spirit.
Friends, Family… love, laughter… tender moments, and endless pages of happy memories to recall and share. Perhaps I am telling my younger self the same thing they have been shouting through the years… Life is short… There is no guarantee for tomorrow… You can’t take it with you… or Slow down and smell the roses.
The problem with sayings, mottos, or messages to our younger selves… the advice is there, but if the listener is too busy, or stubborn to accept it… well, I suppose we can move to the other old adage left for us by our predecessors … “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make em drink!”
I could go back and tell myself a whole lot of things, but as I recall that younger me, I highly doubt I would have listened!
Here, have a cookie…
Ok, so its a brownie… But I couldn’t help it! Look at the fudgy line in the middle! I bet these are so chewy…
Journey With Me! 